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Gege Li
- Jul 31
- 1 min
The need for animals in brain research – EARA feature
Marking the recent World Brain Day, EARA has updated its feature on the vital contribution of animals to neuroscience and brain research,...
Gege Li
- May 29
- 1 min
EARA feature – Animals in cancer studies
EARA has published a new feature article looking at the use of animals in cancer research, and the breakthroughs in understanding and...
Gege Li
- Apr 11
- 1 min
How zebrafish contribute to biomedical research
EARA has published a feature article on the use of zebrafish in biomedical research and their increasing use over other animals. The...
The European Animal Research Association
- Mar 9
- 6 min
FDA Modernization Act 2.0 – what, if anything, has changed in US regulations?
New legislation in the US has been hailed by animal rights groups as a ban on animal testing – in reality, very little has changed. EARA...
Gege Li
- Feb 27
- 1 min
How pig studies aid biomedical research
EARA has published a feature article on the use of pigs in biomedical research summarising the role they have played in scientific and...
Bob Tolliday
- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
Being sustainable in biomedical research
As debate about climate change and sustainability concludes at COP27, what can the biomedical community do to address these concerns?...
Bob Tolliday
- Mar 29, 2022
- 4 min
Opinion: Animal research under threat in Germany
Animal research is under threat in Germany. It’s time for the government to take charge! German legal experts* Klaus Gärditz and Matthias...
Bob Tolliday
- Feb 3, 2022
- 9 min
Feature: Animal research saves lives. So why do opponents say it is ineffective?
One of the most common statistics used by activists to justify why animal research should be phased-out, or banned, is the...
Ana Barros
- Jul 12, 2021
- 1 min
Animals in neuroscience research
Insights into the use of monkeys and mice in neuroscience research have been highlighted in a video produced by EARA member Ernst...
Bob Tolliday
- Jun 4, 2021
- 1 min
Getting vaccine facts straight
EARA has publicly challenged the false claims, about Covid-19 vaccine testing, made in the media by animal rights activists. In a letter...
Bob Tolliday
- May 20, 2021
- 4 min
Opinion: Trying to make sense of animal sentience – the first task for the UK Parliament
The UK government’s proposal to legislate on what constitutes a ‘sentient being’ could create more problems than it solves. Ann Furedi,...
Bob Tolliday
- Feb 18, 2021
- 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...
Bob Tolliday
- 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
- Jul 6, 2020
- 1 min
Visit us at FENS
EARA will be among the exhibitors at the online FENS Forum 2020, starting this Saturday. Visit us at the Consortium for Public Outreach...
Ana Barros
- Apr 11, 2020
- 3 min
Crisis plans help animal facilities respond to the coronavirus pandemic
Andreas Lengeling, the animal research and welfare officer for the Max Planck Society, in Germany, looks at the steps many institutions...
Ana Barros
- Mar 23, 2020
- 1 min
Coronavirus: Activist groups keep silent on animal research
EARA research has revealed a notable absence of calls to ban animal research from activist groups during the coronavirus crisis. In an...
Ana Barros
- Sep 18, 2019
- 4 min
Drug trial breakthrough shows that Ebola is ‘no longer incurable’
EARA Executive Director, Kirk Leech, looks at the remarkable progress in biomedical research in the search for a cure for Ebola virus...
mburberry8
- Apr 17, 2019
- 2 min
A look back at recent biomedical breakthroughs thanks to animal research
On the eve of Biomedical Research Awareness Day (BRAD 18 April), EARA looks back at some of the important medical advances over the last...
Bob Tolliday
- Feb 28, 2019
- 4 min
Why Belgium still needs animal testing in the fight against cancer
In a piece first published in the Belgian news magazine Knack (in Dutch), Prof. Damya Laoui, from the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology...
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