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Ana Barros
- Mar 22
- 1 min
EARA at German event
An online event looking at how to improve communication on animal research in Germany will take place in April. Among the speakers are...
Ana Barros
- Mar 15
- 1 min
Charité 3Rs webinar
EARA member Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany, is holding an online webinar on severity levels in animal studies. The event...
Becky Jones
- Mar 15
- 1 min
Muscle growth
A team at EARA member the Max Delbrück Center, Berlin, Germany have examined how muscles are maintained and grow, using mice. New muscle...
Ana Barros
- Mar 8
- 1 min
EARA growth
The European Animal Research Association (EARA), founded just seven years ago, has recently become the biggest advocacy organisation on...
Bob Tolliday
- Feb 18
- 6 min
China's ban on research monkey exports hits vaccine testing
An article has appeared in the Spanish publication Quo setting out the concerns of the European biomedical community about the current...
Ana Barros
- Feb 1
- 1 min
3Rs online events
EARA members are organising virtual events on the topic of the 3Rs during February. In Germany, the Charité 3R Symposium & Poster Award...
Becky Jones
- Feb 1
- 1 min
Reversing paralysis in mice
Scientists at the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have made paralysed mice walk again by stimulating healing in the spinal cord (video)....
Ana Barros
- Jan 18
- 1 min
Covid-19 vaccine and MS
BioNTech, the German company involved in production of the first approved Covid-19 vaccine, is now applying its vaccine technology in...
Becky Jones
- Dec 22, 2020
- 5 min
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...
Ana Barros
- Dec 14, 2020
- 1 min
Effects of social distancing
Research from the EARA member the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Germany, has found how social-distancing and self-isolation...
Ana Barros
- Dec 7, 2020
- 1 min
Berlin researchers speak out
Researchers from EARA member the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), Berlin, Germany, have made a compelling plea for the...
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 17, 2020
- 4 min
Germany - EARA Study of EU-based websites 2020
A study of the websites of biomedical research bodies in Germany, assessing how they discuss research using animals, published by the...
Ana Barros
- Nov 17, 2020
- 4 min
EARA Study of EU-based websites 2020
The second study of websites of biomedical research bodies across the EU, published by the European Animal Research Association (EARA),...
Ana Barros
- Nov 16, 2020
- 1 min
Sharing research on social media
Scientists around the world, working to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, are documenting their work on TikTok, Twitter and Instagram using...
Ana Barros
- Nov 9, 2020
- 1 min
Regrowing bones using animals
Researchers at the Columbia University in New York have found a way to use stem cells from pig fat to grow replacement jaw bones and...
Ana Barros
- Nov 2, 2020
- 1 min
EU antibody proposal concerns
Two associations, representing 37 of Europe’s most prestigious research institutes, are the latest to express their concern over the...
Ana Barros
- Nov 2, 2020
- 1 min
Preventing spread of cancer
German researchers have created a new mouse model to study the spread of cancer. The aim of the GM model was to understand the role of...
Ana Barros
- Oct 26, 2020
- 1 min
Berlin Science Week
EARA member the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Germany, will present its new animal lab at an online event, next week. The...