Dogs & Covid-19
Researchers at EARA member the University of Helsinki, Finland, have successfully trained dogs to detect Covid-19 in human samples using...
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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...
Ana Barros
- Jun 18, 2020
- 1 min
EU Commission supports animal research
The EU Commission has produced a strongly-worded assertion of the ongoing need for animal models in biomedical research, in response to...
Ana Barros
- Jun 15, 2020
- 1 min
Animal research comms in Belgium & Netherlands
EARA member Infopoint Animal Testing (IPPO), based in Belgium, has launched an informative booklet (only available in Dutch) on...
Ana Barros
- Jun 15, 2020
- 1 min
Sweden & France events
A free webinar, focusing on the activities of EARA, and hosted by the European Society of Laboratory Animal Veterinarians (ESLAV) and the...
Ana Barros
- Jun 15, 2020
- 1 min
Covid-19 & monkey research
US researchers have shown the effects of Covid-19 infection in three different species of monkey. The study, published in bioRxiv, gives...
Bob Tolliday
- Jun 4, 2020
- 3 min
Covid-19 virus reveals the need for animal testing
This article is reprinted from Yleisradio Oy, Finland's national public broadcasting company, featuring an interview with Emrah Yatkin,...
Ana Barros
- Jun 1, 2020
- 1 min
EARA rebuts MEPs on Covid-19
EARA has written a rebuttal in response to a letter sent by a number of MEPs to two European Commissioners, and the European Medicines...
Ana Barros
- Jun 1, 2020
- 1 min
Humanised mice
A team of US scientists has produced a method which greatly increases the production of mature human cells in mouse embryos. The work...
Ana Barros
- May 26, 2020
- 4 min
Covid-19 research using monkeys
In the research to combat Covid-19, one of the most important, and in demand, animals to use as models for understanding the virus, and...
Ana Barros
- May 26, 2020
- 1 min
Animal studies and Covid-19 origins
Animal experiments, cell studies and computational models are being used by researchers around the world to find the origins of the...
Ana Barros
- May 18, 2020
- 1 min
Covid-19 knowledge mapping
A team at ISC-PIF, France, has created a series of knowledge maps to identify key areas of study relating to Covid-19. The study...
Ana Barros
- May 11, 2020
- 1 min
Llama antibodies could help combat Covid-19
Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin, USA, have found that antibodies taken from a llama are some of the first to...
Ana Barros
- May 7, 2020
- 1 min
Research in the Netherlands uses animals to find effective treatments for Covid-19
The European Animal Research Association has put together an interactive map to display the biomedical research currently underway across...
Ana Barros
- May 7, 2020
- 1 min
Research in Italy uses animals to find effective treatments for Covid-19
The European Animal Research Association has put together an interactive map to display the biomedical research currently underway across...
Ana Barros
- May 7, 2020
- 1 min
Research in Switzerland uses animals to find effective treatments for Covid-19
The European Animal Research Association has put together an interactive map to display the biomedical research currently underway across...
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