Abstract Model organisms are widely used in research as accessible and convenient systems to study a particular area or question in biology. Traditionally only a handful of organisms have been widely studied, but modern research tools are enabling researchers to extend the set of model organisms to include less-studied and more unusual systems. This Forum highlights a range of 'non-model model organisms' as emerging systems for tackling questions across the whole spectrum of biology (and beyond), the opportunities and challenges, and the outlook for the future.

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James J. Russell,Julie A. Theriot,Pranidhi Sood,Wallace F. Marshall,Laura F. Landweber,Lillian Fritz-Laylin,Jessica K. Polka,Snezhana Oliferenko,Therese Gerbich,Amy Gladfelter,James Umen,Magdalena Bezanilla,Madeline A. Lancaster,Shuonan He,Matthew C. Gibson,Bob Goldstein,Elly M. Tanaka,Chi-Kuo Hu,Anne Brunet,.Non-model model organisms. 15 (1),.

James J. Russell,Julie A. Theriot,Pranidhi Sood,Wallace F. Marshall,Laura F. Landweber,Lillian Fritz-Laylin,Jessica K. Polka,Snezhana Oliferenko,Therese Gerbich,Amy Gladfelter,James Umen,Magdalena Bezanilla,Madeline A. Lancaster,Shuonan He,Matthew C. Gibson,Bob Goldstein,Elly M. Tanaka,Chi-Kuo Hu,Anne Brunet,"Non-model model organisms" 15

James J. Russell,Julie A. Theriot,Pranidhi Sood,Wallace F. Marshall,Laura F. Landweber,Lillian Fritz-Laylin,Jessica K. Polka,Snezhana Oliferenko,Therese Gerbich,Amy Gladfelter,James Umen,Magdalena Bezanilla,Madeline A. Lancaster,Shuonan He,Matthew C. Gibson,Bob Goldstein,Elly M. Tanaka,Chi-Kuo Hu,Anne Brunet,"Non-model model organisms"