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 that s 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 bacteria to viruses and fungi. They can be more complex organisms, such as monkeys, mice, rats, frogs, elephants and a salamander called axolotl.