How a Tiny Creature Makes Us Ask Better Questions…
As medicine continues to evolve, we are constantly striving to ask better questions. Sometimes the best answers to those questions are found in the strangest animals…
The jerboa sort of looks like the odd, furry, miniature cousin of the T-Rex. But this peculiar little animal is helping us answer questions about the scaffolding that all of our bodies are built on.
Source: UCSD Cooper Lab
Dr. Kim Cooper, in her UC San Diego lab, is studying jerboas to understand how these strange creatures grow and mature. Their unique body structures allow us to look closely at how bone growth occurs, and can lead us to potential treatments in humans.
SciFri takes us to the Cooper Lab to explore the strange morphology of the jerboa and the fascinating questions they are answering…
Beyond the Jerboa…
Innovation lies in asking the better question, the question that very often seems to be right outside the realm of possility
