Mice with human livers to treat disease
Healthy human livers in mice can be used to better understand and potentially treat various liver diseases, a recent study has shown....
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Gege Li
Jul 31, 20231 min
Tonsil organoid wins 3Rs prize
A non-animal method to study respiratory infection and immunity has been awarded the International 3Rs Prize by the UK National Centre...
Bob Tolliday
Jun 12, 20231 min
Swiss awards & 3Rs
Researchers from Italy, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland have been recognised for their innovative work in science communication and in...
Gege Li
May 22, 20231 min
Gel could replace mice in cell studies
Researchers have developed a synthetic gel that behaves like skin, which could replace a substance currently made from mouse cells for...
Gege Li
May 22, 20231 min
Organoids & chip alternatives developed
Two recent studies have shown progress in the search for non-animal alternatives to research into blood clotting and the heart. In what...
Gege Li
Feb 27, 20231 min
3Rs research projects in Germany
EARA member Charitรฉ โ Universitรคtsmedizin Berlin, in Germany, is funding 10 new research projects that align with the 3Rs principle of...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 18, 20222 min
Being sustainable in biomedical research
As debate about climate change and sustainability concludes at COP27, what can the biomedical community do to address these concerns?...
Gege Li
Nov 7, 20221 min
3Rs research work wins honours
Scientists from across the word, who have demonstrated significant and innovative contributions to reducing, replacing, or refining the...
Bob Tolliday
Oct 3, 20221 min
Funding stymies acceptance of non-animal testing
A chronic shortage of funding is holding up the approval of non-animal methods for testing the safety of chemicals, a leading expert has...
Bob Tolliday
Sep 12, 20221 min
Toxicity testing without using fish
Swiss and Dutch scientists are working on a four-year project to replace the use of fish in toxicity testing. The project has received...
Maria Vlastara
Sep 5, 20221 min
Breakthroughs in synthetic mouse embryos
Scientists have created mouse embryos from stem cells, that have developed a brain and a heart, without using either eggs or sperm. The...
Maria Vlastara
Aug 22, 20221 min
Non-invasive monitoring of vital functions in rats
A new type of jacket, which can be worn by animals to check their bodily functions during biomedical research, has been developed. A team...
Bob Tolliday
Aug 8, 20221 min
Animal sentience in insects and worms?
An article in Undark magazine has asked whether invertebrate animals, such as fruit flies, bees or nematode worms, experience pain and...
