Feature: Making vaccines safe - animal testing plays a vital part
While basic research using animals gave scientists a greater understanding of the Covid-19 virus, such as its structure and genetic...
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Bob Tolliday
- Nov 18, 2020
- 4 min
EARA/EFPIA response to antibody recommendation
A joint report by the European Animal Research Association (EARA) and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and...
Ana Barros
- Nov 9, 2020
- 2 min
Monkey shortage for Covid-19 research
EARA has taken action to support the biomedical sector over the growing shortage of purpose-bred macaque monkeys, used in Covid-19 and...
Ana Barros
- Nov 2, 2020
- 1 min
Covid-19 mouse model
EARA member Taconic Biosciences have launched a mouse model which could play an important role in the fight against Covid-19. The mouse...
Bob Tolliday
- Oct 5, 2020
- 2 min
Animal-derived antibody debate
An article, just published in a leading scientific journal, by a group of Spanish biomedical institutions and EARA, claims the EU...
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
- 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
3Rs in Covid-19 webinars
With the postponement of the 11th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences (WC11), two free webinars are...
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
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
- Jul 27, 2020
- 2 min
Horseshoe crabs & Covid-19
A significant disagreement, on the use of an animal model in vaccine safety testing, has developed between the US and Europe. For many...
Ana Barros
- Jul 20, 2020
- 1 min
EU survey
European researchers have confirmed the importance of using animals to the success of their studies, in a major EU survey. The Joint...
Ana Barros
- Jul 20, 2020
- 1 min
Repairing lungs
US researchers have successfully repaired damaged lungs which would otherwise have been rejected for organ transplant. The need for lung...
Ana Barros
- Jul 17, 2020
- 2 min
EARA communications event at FENS
The EARA Special Interest Event at the Virtual FENS Forum, last week, highlighted the importance of a proactive approach on communicating...
Ana Barros
- Jul 13, 2020
- 1 min
Dogs & Covid-19
Researchers at EARA member the University of Helsinki, Finland, have successfully trained dogs to detect Covid-19 in human samples using...
Ana Barros
- Jul 6, 2020
- 1 min
Bat organoid research for Covid-19
A simplified version of a bat gut has been created by scientists at the University of Hong Kong, China, to study coronavirus. The team...
Ana Barros
- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
Virtual lab tours
With in-person laboratory tours impossible at present, virtual tours to engage with the public are showing their value. An article in The...
Ana Barros
- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
Organoids & Covid-19
A team of international researchers are growing miniature organs in the lab to understand how Covid-19 damages the body. Studies using...
Ana Barros
- Jun 22, 2020
- 1 min
Harmful effects of drug promoted by Trump
Testing using rabbits and guinea pigs has flagged up the harmful effects of a drug once considered a potential treatment for Covid-19....
Ana Barros
- Jun 22, 2020
- 1 min
Animal antibodies for Covid-19
A wide variety of animals are now being used to produce and understand the antibodies that can fight against Covid-19. Human bodies fight...
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