Consortium News
August 2011

Alzheimer's disease genes aid the search for preventive drugs
Standfirst
Proposed trials of candidate drugs before symptoms appear offer hope of more effective treatments.

Regulations proposed for animal-human chimaeras
Standfirst
UK lays out first framework to govern ethically sensitive research field.

Cholesterol crawls
Standfirst
A study tracking cholesterol movement within membranes suggests that it travels more slowly than expected.

How to build a better mouse
Standfirst
The Collaborative Cross project will boost diversity and help the hunt for disease genes.
