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Feature: The vital role of antibodies in biomedical research

Ana Barros

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

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 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

Podcast on EARA & EU regulations

EARA board member Javier Guillén is the latest guest on the popular Lab Rat Chat podcast, sponsored by Americans for Medical Progress....

Ana Barros

May 26, 2020
1 min

Call to end animal-derived antibodies

The EU’s agency to advance the 3Rs in animal procedures has called for an end to the use of animals in the development and production of...

Llama antibodies could help combat Covid-19

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...

Mixed picture on unannounced inspections in EU countries

Ana Barros

Mar 6, 2020
1 min

Mixed picture on unannounced inspections in EU countries

A report in Research Professional News (RPN) has highlighted that some EU Member States (Czech Republic, Cyprus, Malta, Poland and...

Interview looks at science behind EU statistics

Ana Barros

Feb 25, 2020
1 min

Interview looks at science behind EU statistics

Greater insight into the science behind the recently published EU-wide statistics on the use of animals in research has been given in an...

Research sector welcomes the publication of EU-wide figures on the number of animals used in science

Ana Barros

Feb 5, 2020
4 min

Research sector welcomes the publication of EU-wide figures on the number of animals used in science

The European Animal Research Association (EARA) has welcomed the publication of the first comprehensive statistics, from across the...

Belgian researchers commit to Transparency Agreement on animal research

Bob Tolliday

Dec 3, 2019
3 min

Belgian researchers commit to Transparency Agreement on animal research

Belgian universities, research centres and companies have signed a Transparency Agreement on animal research with a commitment to...