MRC Harwell

Advancing medicine and knowledge through the discovery and investigation of mouse models of human disease.

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Mammalian Genetics Unit

The Mammalian Genetics Unit is a major international research centre at the forefront of studies in mouse genetics and functional genomics, investigating a wide variety of disease models and enhancing our understanding of the molecular and genetic bases of disease.

Mary Lyon Centre

The Mary Lyon Centre is a national facility for mouse functional genomics, providing world-class expertise, tools and space to generate mouse models of human disease for MRC Harwell and the wider research community.

Mouse Welfare

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Latest News from Harwell

Medical Research Council media release – Potential new treatments for a common childhood hearing disorder

Scientists from the Medical Research Council's Mammalian Genetics Unit have identified a potential new treatment for 'glue ear' a common inflammatory ...Read Full Article>

Library of gene function will speed up disease research

An international project to create one of the largest libraries of mammalian genetic function data is to be launched on 29th September 2011.

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