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Model organisms are more than just monkeys and mice Researchers use all kinds of living organisms to learn about life, from monkeys and mice to fruit flies and fungi — even a relative of the mustard family thats celebrating its 200th anniversary. The list is legendary. Model organisms — or research organisms, as they are also known — are living things that scientists, such as biologists, use to study human and other animal or plant life. A model organism can be anything from single-celled...

Composting dead pets to grow new life in Colombia This year, companies in the US will begin composting human remains. But a Colombian start-up is already returning deceased pets to the cycle of life. Doris Sanchez visits a small tree planted with the remains of her dog, Lolita, at a memorial garden outside Medellin run by pet composting company Pleia Doris Sanchez brushes fallen leaves from the ground at the foot of a little bush with reddish leaves. Next to it hangs a photo of her beloved be...