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The Research Animals That Have Made A Difference
Over the last 40 years, every Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine but one has depended on work using animals. From modern vaccines that...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20195 min read
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Transparency Agreement on animal research in Portugal
The Transparency Agreement on Animal Research in Portugal ( Acordo de Transparรชncia sobre Investigaรงรฃo Animal em Portugal ) is a...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20192 min read
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Dutch Parliament backs primate research
In response to calls to reduce the number of experiments with non-human primates (NHP) by up to 40% in the Netherlands the Dutch...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
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Great Britainโs biomedical research statistics for 2017 indicate fewer animals used for second conse
The latest figures released by the Home Office show a decrease in the overall use of animals in biomedical research in Great Britainโs...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20192 min read
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Germany sees 7% rise in animal research procedures in 2016
Germanyโs Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (Bundesministerium fรผr Ernรคhrung und Landwirtschaft) has produced its 2016 annual...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20193 min read
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British Airways accused of breaking U.S. federal law by refusing to carry animals intended for resea
The U.S. National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR), has accused four airlines operating in the USA, including British Airways,...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
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EARA looks ahead with strategic objectives for next five years
EARA has set out the associationโs vision and mission and its strategic objectives up until to 2023, following its General Assembly in...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20192 min read
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The wild card of animal rightsโ groups: Freedom of Information requests
EARA and Understanding Animal Research, one of our UK partners, promote the importance of universities and other research institutions...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20194 min read
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โBionic spineโ tested in sheep
Scientists in Australia have developed a โbionic spineโ. This device has successfully been tested in sheep and will be implanted in three...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20192 min read
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โMini-brainsโ will add to alternative methods in neuroscience
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University have developed โmini-brainsโ. The neurones in these mini-brains spontaneously send electrical...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
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Australian scientist stands up for primate research
There is currently a bill before the Australian Parliament, introduced by Green Party senator Lee Rhiannon, proposing to ban the...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
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Dutch animal research statistics: 18% more procedures than in 2013
The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit, NVWA) published Zo doende 2014, its...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20192 min read
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Rhesus macaques taught to control wheelchairs by thought alone
From Professor Miguel Nicolelisโ lab at Duke University in North Carolina โย the team of researchersย behindย the exoskeleton which enabled...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
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Babiesโ sight restored thanks to new surgical technique first tested in animals
Thanks to an innovative new surgery first tested in rabbits and macaques, twelve babies born with cataracts have regained their sight....
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
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Dutch Parliament passes motion to phase out non-human primate research
Last week, the Dutch Parliament passed a motion supported by all parties asking Government to investigate completely phasing out...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
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Hundreds of scientists sign letter supporting primates in neuroscience
Over 400 primate and neuroscience researchers signed a letter supporting the use of non-human primates in neuroscience, which was...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20193 min read
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European scientific community welcomes EU review of the Directive for the protection of animals used
The European scientific community supports the view of the EU Commission, that the Directive on the protection of animals used in...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20192 min read
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EARA backs UK commitment to animal welfare
The European Animal Research Association (EARA) has backed the UK governmentโs recent statements on its commitment to animal welfare. The...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
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Belgian researchers respond to misinformation about animal testing in an open letter
In response to recent misinformation about the use of animal experiments on the French-speaking television channel RTBF (9 November) in...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
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EARA voices concerns to UK Parliament on implications of no-deal Brexit
EARAโs Brexit Taskforce has made a submissionย toย the UK Parliamentย Health and Social Care Committee inquiry concerning the animal science...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
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