Images of cancer cell energy changes
Researchers at the Austrian Academy of Sciences have used fruit flies to understand how cancer cells generate energy to allow them to...
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Ana Barros
- Sep 21, 2020
- 1 min
Space mice
Research using mice, on the International Space Station (ISS), could help tackle the major health challenges for astronauts during...
Ana Barros
- Sep 14, 2020
- 1 min
#TransparencyThursday on Instagram
A leading scientist will answer questions on EARA’s Instagram account this Thursday about their research using animals, in a new video...
Ana Barros
- Sep 9, 2020
- 3 min
EU and animal research
With activists calling for a new roadmap to end animal research, a senior Commission official has emphasised that a phase out of testing...
Bob Tolliday
- Sep 7, 2020
- 5 min
Feature: The vital role of antibodies in biomedical research
Antibodies, the small proteins which form a critical part of our immune response to disease, are the unsung heroes of much biomedical...
Ana Barros
- Sep 7, 2020
- 1 min
Mood affecting genes in cattle and humans
Genes linking temperament in cattle and autism in humans have been discovered by researchers in Australia. The team searched through over...
Ana Barros
- Sep 7, 2020
- 1 min
Neuralink pig showcase - video
Elon Musk's Neuralink venture has demonstrated its latest developments in brain implant technology with a live display using pigs. A chip...
Ana Barros
- Aug 31, 2020
- 1 min
Growing new livers
Large animals with liver disease are able to grow new livers within their lymph nodes, according to a US study. Liver cells are known for...
Ana Barros
- Aug 31, 2020
- 1 min
Discovery of ageing protein
An international collaboration co-ordinated by the University of Coimbra, Portugal, has identified a protein associated with ageing in...
Ana Barros
- Aug 29, 2020
- 3 min
3Rs in Covid-19 debate
Two live webinars on the 3Rs in coronavirus research have highlighted the disagreements over the contribution of animal research in the...
Ana Barros
- Aug 24, 2020
- 1 min
Inside the mind of zebrafish
Scientists at Harvard University have uncovered surprising results when studying data analysing the behaviour of zebrafish larvae during...
Ana Barros
- Aug 24, 2020
- 1 min
Antibodies against neurological diseases
Researchers from EARA members the University of Zurich and the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Switzerland, have found human...
Ana Barros
- Aug 24, 2020
- 1 min
Lionfish venom for Alzheimer's study
Researchers in Mexico are using venom found in lionfish spines to understand how neurons in the brain are affected during Alzheimer’s...
Ana Barros
- Aug 17, 2020
- 1 min
Personality changes in zebrafish
German scientists have shown, that by selective breeding of zebrafish, distinct personality traits occur both in behaviour and also brain...
Ana Barros
- Aug 17, 2020
- 1 min
Sex & fruit flies
Scientists in Portugal have found key behaviours that trigger the transition from courtship to mating in fruit flies (see video). The...
Ana Barros
- Aug 17, 2020
- 1 min
Dutch scientists speak up
The scientific community in the Netherlands has spoken with one voice to highlight the importance of animal research during the Covid-19...
Ana Barros
- Aug 10, 2020
- 1 min
Mice & immune cell development
Researchers from EARA member Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal, have found key details about how our immune system develops....
Ana Barros
- Aug 10, 2020
- 1 min
Podcast on animal research
EARA board member Wendy Jarrett has spoken to the Research Comms podcast about the importance of animals in research. Wendy, CEO of the...
Ana Barros
- Aug 10, 2020
- 1 min
Zebrafish & brain disorders
A maze experiment has shown that zebrafish could be a useful model for human performance in decision-making tasks. Researchers from the...
Ana Barros
- Aug 3, 2020
- 1 min
How dogs and pigs communicate with humans
A team of researchers at Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary, have analysed the differences between how dogs and pigs communicate with...
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