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‘Mini-brains’ will add to alternative methods in neuroscience
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University have developed ‘mini-brains’. The neurones in these mini-brains spontaneously send electrical...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
First cases of cancer in naked mole-rats reported
Naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber) are remarkable animals that are widely studied in ageing, stroke and cancer research, thanks to...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
Rhesus macaques taught to control wheelchairs by thought alone
From Professor Miguel Nicolelis’ lab at Duke University in North Carolina – the team of researchers behind the exoskeleton which enabled...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
Babies’ sight restored thanks to new surgical technique first tested in animals
Thanks to an innovative new surgery first tested in rabbits and macaques, twelve babies born with cataracts have regained their sight....
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
Studying the Zika virus in rhesus macaques
The 2016 Olympic Games are due to begin in Rio de Janeiro this weekend. In the lead-up to this year’s Games, the Zika virus has never...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20197 min read
Hundreds of scientists sign letter supporting primates in neuroscience
Over 400 primate and neuroscience researchers signed a letter supporting the use of non-human primates in neuroscience, which was...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20193 min read
Belgian researchers respond to misinformation about animal testing in an open letter
In response to recent misinformation about the use of animal experiments on the French-speaking television channel RTBF (9 November) in...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
Three cheers for China’s cloned monkeys
It’s likely that you have heard of ‘Dolly’ the sheep, famously announced as the first mammal ever to be successfully cloned, in February...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20193 min read
Max Delbrück Center stands in support of important research study
A world-renowned German biomedical research institution has responded strongly to criticism from an activist group that has targeted one...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 15, 20182 min read
Opinion: Making sense of sentience
With a draft UK Animal Welfare Bill looking to put the concept of ‘animal sentience”directly into law and an ongoing debate about the...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 15, 20183 min read
Scientists in Europe must take more responsibility for openness, says EARA executive director
Openness and transparency surrounding the use of animals in research is ‘still an Achilles Heel’ for the biomedical sector, a roundtable...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 15, 20182 min read
Supporting excellent biomedical science in Europe
The first FEAM European Biomedical Policy Forum annual lecture took place in Brussels, in March, dedicated to the topic Biomedical and...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 15, 20183 min read
Ebola vaccine in use thanks to ‘curiosity-driven’ basic research
There was no known widespread outbreaks of Ebola when the vaccine was developed 15 years ago using animals, says Kirk Leech, EARA...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 11, 20182 min read
1956 study recognised for its contribution to immune research
An obscure 60-year-old study has been awarded a 2018 Golden Goose Award, in recognition of its help in developing vaccines, treating...
Bob Tolliday
Oct 1, 20181 min read
Nobel Prize awarded for turning the immune system against cancer
This year’s Nobel Prize winners for Physiology or Medicine used animal models to develop their novel cancer therapy. James P. Allison, of...
Bob Tolliday
Aug 15, 20182 min read
Personhood for animals?
Animals are not capable of taking responsibility for their own actions, never mind having a say in how society is run, says EARA...
Bob Tolliday
Aug 31, 20164 min read
Animal research & Downton Abbey
In one of the goriest scenes on television last year, Lord Grantham of Downton Abbey collapsed after violently coughing up blood all over...
Bob Tolliday
Aug 15, 20161 min read
3D-printed structures successfully implanted into animals
Scientists at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine have managed to 3D print structures made of living cells that were...
Bob Tolliday
Aug 15, 20161 min read
On Lab Animal Day, Belgian science unites in support of animal research
This blog was also published on Huffington Post UK. World Day for Laboratory Animals on 24 April was originally established by animal...
Bob Tolliday
Aug 15, 20163 min read
The Fight Against Zika Relies On Animal Research
This post was originally published on the website of the Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR) on January 28, 2016. It is republished...
Bob Tolliday
Aug 15, 20164 min read
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