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The Developmental and Genetic Basis of Differences in Cave and Surface-dwelling Forms of the Crustacean, Asellus aquaticus
… such as the reduction or complete absence of eyes, reduced pigmentation, and enhanced sensory systems. In order to understand the evolution of these morphological changes, we selected an invertebrate model system the freshwater isopod crustacean <em>Asellus aquaticus</em>, which contains both …
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Using Drosophila to study the contribution of human kinases to tau toxicity
… generate the same level of toxicity in the fly eye. Moreover, in contrast with other studies, the tauopathy-associated mutation R406W on human tau did not cause an enhancement of tau-mediated degeneration of the fly eye. Selected human kinases relevant to tau pathology were tested for their …