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Robert Saunders has been interested in insects for as long as he can remember, an interest undoubtedly stemming from his father, a professor in zoology at Edinburgh University.

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The future of genetic testingRobert Saunders

By Dr Robert Saunders (The Open University)

03 August 2006

Dr Robert Saunders, a Lecturer in Molecular Biology at the Open University, explains the science involved in genetic testing and asks what comes next  Read more : The future of genetic testing

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Aquatic LifeBBC

By Dr Robert Saunders (The Open University)

09 November 2005

Robert Saunders takes a dip into the rich variety of life in and around water  Read more : Aquatic Life

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The Cycling CicadaProduction team

By Dr Robert Saunders (The Open University)

09 November 2005

The life cycle of the cicada can take up to 17 years, as Robert Saunders explains  Read more : The Cycling Cicada

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Boubriak, Ivan; Mason, Penelope A.; Clancy, David J.; Dockray, Joel; Saunders, Robert D. C. and Cox, Lynne S. (2009). DmWRNexo is a 3′–5′ exonuclease: phenotypic and biochemical characterization of mutants of the Drosophila orthologue of human WRN exonuclease. Biogerontology, 10(3), pp. 267–277.

Saunders, Robert D.C.; Boubriak, Ivan; Clancy, David J. and Cox, Lynne S. (2008). Identification and characterization of a Drosophila ortholog of WRN exonuclease that is required to maintain genome integrity. Aging Cell, 7(3), pp. 418–425.

Cox, Lynne S.; Clancy, David J.; Boubriak, Ivan and Saunders, Robert D. C. (2007). Modeling Werner Syndrome in Drosophila melanogaster. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1119 pp. 274–288.

Kress, Horst; Jarrin, Andres; Thuroff, Eduardo; Saunders, Robert; Weise, Chris; Scmidt am Busch, Marcel; Knapp, Ernst-W.; Wedde, Marianne and Vilcinskas, Andreas (2004). A Kunitz type protease inhibitor related protein is synthesized in Drosophila prepupal salivary glands and released into the moulting fluid during pupation. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 34(8), pp. 855–869.

Mathers, Joanne; Fraser, Jennifer A.; McMahon, Michael; Saunders, Robert D.C.; Hayes, John D. and McLellan, Lesley I. (2004). Antioxidant and cytoprotective responses to redox stress. Biochemistry Society Symposia, 71(13), pp. 157–176.

Fraser, Jennifer A.; Kansagra, Pushpa; Kotecki, Claire; Saunders, Robert D.C. and McLellan, Lesley I. (2003). The modifier subunit of drosophila glutamate-cysteine ligase regulates catalytic activity by covalent and noncovalent interactions and influences glutathione Homeostasis in vivo. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278(47), pp. 46369–46377.

Renault, Andrew D.; Zhang, Xiao-Hua; Alphey, Luke S.; Frenz, Lisa M.; Glover, David M.; Saunders, Robert D. C. and Axton, J. Myles (2003). Giant nuclei is essential in the cell cycle transition from meiosis to mitosis. Development, 130(13), pp. 2997–3005.

Fraser, Jennifer A.; Saunders, Robert D.C. and McLellan, Lesley I. (2002). Drosophila melanogaster Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase Activity Is Regulated by a Modifier Subunit with a Mechanism of Action Similar to That of the Mammalian Form. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 277(2), pp. 1158–1165.

Peter, Annette; Schoettler, Petra; Werner, Meike; Beinert, Nicole; Dowe, Gordon; Burkert, Peter; Mourkioti, Foteini; Dentzer, Lore; He, Yuchun; Deak, Peter; Benos, Panayiotis V.; Gatt, Melanie K.; Murphy, Lee; Harris, David; Barrell, Bart; Ferraz, Concepcion; Vidal, Sophie; Brun, Christine; Demaille, Jacques; Cadieu, Edouard; Dreano, Stephane; Gloux, Stephanie; Lelaure, Valerie; Mottier, Stephanie; Galibert, Francis; Borkova, Dana; Minana, Belen; Kafatos, Fotis C.; Bolshakov, Slava; Siden-Kiamos, Inga; Papagiannakis, George; Spanos, Lefteris; Louis, Christos; Madueno, Encarnacion; de Pablos, Beatriz; Modolell, Juan; Bucheton, Alain; Callister, Debbie; Campbell, Lorna; Henderson, Nadine S.; McMillan, Paul J.; Salles, Cathy; Tait, Evelyn; Valenti, Phillipe; Saunders, Robert D.C.; Billaud, Alain; Pachter, Lior; Klapper, Robert; Janning, Wilfried; Glover, David M.; Ashburner, Michael; Bellen, Hugo J.; Jackle, Herbert and Schafer, Ulrich (2002). Mapping and identification of essential gene functions on the X chromosome of Drosophila. EMBO Reports, 3(1), pp. 34–38.

Benos, Panayiotis V.; Gatt, Melanie K.; Murphy, Lee; Harris, David; Barrell, Bart; Ferraz, Concepcion; Vidal, Sophie; Brun, Christine; Demaille, Jacques; Cadieu, Edouard; Dreano, Stephane; Gloux, Stephanie; Lelaure, Valerie; Mottier, Stephanie; Galibert, Francis; Borkova, Dana; Minana, Belen; Kafatos, Fotis C.; Bolshakov, Slava; Siden-Kiamos, Inga; Papagiannakis, George; Spanos, Lefteris; Louis, Cristos; Madueno, Encarnacion; de Pablos, Beatriz; Modolell, Juan; Peter, Annette; Schottler, Petra; Werner, Meike; Mourkioti, Fotini; Beinert, Nicole; Dowe, Gordon; Schafer, Ulrich; Jackle, Herbert; Bucheton, Alain; Callister, Debbie; Campbell, Lorna; Henderson, Nadine S.; McMillan, Paul J.; Salles, Cathy; Tait, Evelyn; Valenti, Phillipe; Saunders, Robert D. C.; Billaud, Alain; Pachter, Lior; Glover, David M. and Ashburner, Michael (2001). From First Base: the sequence of the Tip of the X Chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster, a comparison of two sequencing strategies. Genome Research, 11(5), pp. 710–730.

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Robert Saunders has been interested in insects for as long as he can remember, an interest undoubtedly stemming from his father, a professor in zoology at Edinburgh University. He has a degree in genetics, and a PhD in molecular biology. Over the last 23 years, his research work has used the fruit fly Drosophila to study basic biological processes, such as cell division. He joined The Open University's Department of Biological Sciences in 1999, where he currently studies the biology of ageing, again using Drosophila melanogaster.

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