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Monkeys for Covid-19 research
US researchers have confirmed the importance of using rhesus macaque monkeys as models in Covid-19 research, in a recent study. The...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 11, 20211 min read
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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...
Bob Tolliday
Dec 22, 20205 min read
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Restoring vision in monkeys
Scientists at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN), Amsterdam, have created a brain implant that could restore some vision in...
Ana Barros
Dec 14, 20201 min read
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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 9, 20202 min read
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Animal research in Nobel Prizes
The 2020 Nobel Prizes have highlighted the important role of animal research in life science and medicine. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry...
Ana Barros
Oct 12, 20201 min read
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Primate lab at online festival
The chance for a behind-the-scenes look at an Oxford University primate lab will be on offer at an online event next week (5 October)....
Ana Barros
Sep 28, 20201 min read
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UK animal use stats
The UK government has released its 2019 annual statistics on animals used in scientific procedures. The figures show that 3,401,517...
Ana Barros
Jul 20, 20201 min read
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Ebola and Zika vaccine progress
As global efforts to tackle the Covid-19 infection continue, two other deadly diseases, Zika and Ebola, are also being tackled. On 25...
Ana Barros
Jul 6, 20201 min read
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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...
Ana Barros
Jun 15, 20201 min read
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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, 20204 min read
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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 26, 20201 min read
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Studies make progress in fight against malaria
A new way to help control the spread of malaria has been found by researchers, while a separate study has developed a new malaria...
Ana Barros
May 11, 20201 min read
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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, 20201 min read
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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...
Ana Barros
May 7, 20201 min read
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Research in Germany 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, 20202 min read
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Research in Belgium 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, 20201 min read
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Research in France 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, 20201 min read
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Ebola drug speeds up recovery from Covid-19
A US-led clinical trial of a candidate treatment for Covid-19 has been shown to speed up recovery. Remdesivir, made by Gilead Sciences,...
Ana Barros
May 4, 20201 min read
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Activists want to stop animal testing for Covid-19 vaccines - EARA responds
The New Zealand Anti-Vivisection Society (NZAVS) recently published an article on the use of animals in research to combat Covid-19. In...
Ana Barros
Apr 24, 20205 min read
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What animals are used in coronavirus research?
In the search for vaccines and treatments for Covid-19 animals can play an essential role in both basic research and testing. Various...
Ana Barros
Apr 16, 20202 min read
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