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Ana Barros
May 16, 20211 min read
3Rs podcast
A podcast looking at the work of 3Rs centres across Europe has been launched. The podcast by the Altertox Academy, based in Belgium,...

Bob Tolliday
May 10, 20211 min read
Humanised pigs
A team of researchers at Iowa State University, USA are creating pigs with human immune cells, to improve study of some medical...

Ana Barros
May 10, 20211 min read
Depression & swimming mice
A new article highlights the importance of using animal models in the search for more effective antidepressant drugs. Currently,...

Ana Barros
May 8, 20211 min read
Scientists in the Netherlands talk about their research using animals
EARA's #TransparencyThursday is an initiative on Instagram that allows the public the chance to find out why it is necessary to use...

Ana Barros
May 8, 20211 min read
Scientists in Germany talk about their research using animals
EARA's #TransparencyThursday is an initiative on Instagram that allows the public the chance to find out why it is necessary to use...

Ana Barros
May 8, 20211 min read
Scientists in Greece talk about their research using animals
EARA's #TransparencyThursday is an initiative on Instagram that allows the public the chance to find out why it is necessary to use...

Ana Barros
May 8, 20211 min read
Scientists in Portugal talk about their research using animals
EARA's #TransparencyThursday is an initiative on Instagram that allows the public the chance to find out why it is necessary to use...

Ana Barros
May 8, 20211 min read
Scientists in Switzerland talk about their research using animals
EARA's #TransparencyThursday is an initiative on Instagram that allows the public the chance to find out why it is necessary to use...

Bob Tolliday
May 3, 20211 min read
Leukaemia discovery
Scientists at the University of Cambridge, UK, have developed a new technique to kill cancer cells by targeting an enzyme believed to...

Ana Barros
Apr 26, 20211 min read
Human-monkey cell research
An important ethical discussion has begun following the US-China scientific collaboration that has grown human cells in a monkey embryo...

Ana Barros
Apr 26, 20211 min read
First effective jab for malaria
Researchers at the Jenner Institute of Oxford University, UK, have developed the first malaria vaccine that meets international standards...

Ana Barros
Apr 26, 20211 min read
2020 medical breakthroughs
To mark World Laboratory Animals Day, EARA has published a feature looking back at some of the medical breakthroughs made possible with...

Ana Barros
Apr 26, 20211 min read
Event on infectious diseases
An online conference that looks at the key aspects of Covid-19 and other infectious diseases will take place tomorrow (Tuesday). Hosted...


Ana Barros
Apr 23, 20215 min read
Feature: Biomedical breakthroughs in 2020 - how research with animals contributed
While Covid-19 research has dominated the headlines, day-to-day research into many other conditions to improve our understanding of the...

Ana Barros
Apr 19, 20211 min read
Communication award
An EARA member institution in Portugal has been recognised for its use of clear language in its communication about biomedical research....

Bob Tolliday
Apr 19, 20211 min read
EARA YouTube sci comm series launched
EARA has launched a new video initiative #LetsTalkSciComm, to give tips on how to engage in science communication and approach animal...

Ana Barros
Apr 19, 20211 min read
TB study in zebrafish
Scientists at the Leiden University, Netherlands, have found a new strategy to clear away tuberculosis bacteria in zebrafish. The team...

Ana Barros
Apr 12, 20211 min read
Zebrafish & rare disease
An international collaboration co-ordinated by Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary, has developed a zebrafish model of a rare...

Ana Barros
Apr 12, 20211 min read
Virtual BRAD
Biomedical Research Awareness Day (BRAD) takes place this week on Thursday (15 April). Organised by Americans for Medical Progress (AMP),...

Ana Barros
Apr 12, 20211 min read
Heart research & lambs
Using lambs, scientists from the University of Minnesota, USA, have created a new type of artificial heart valve for young patients that...
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