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Covid-19 virus reveals the need for animal testing

Bob Tolliday

Jun 4, 2020
3 min

Covid-19 virus reveals the need for animal testing

This article is reprinted from Yleisradio Oy, Finland's national public broadcasting company, featuring an interview with Emrah Yatkin,...

Responses needed for survey on rodent surgery

Ana Barros

May 11, 2020
1 min

Responses needed for survey on rodent surgery

Swiss researchers are looking for responses to a survey looking at the challenges and pitfalls of experimental surgery in rodents. The...

Research in France uses animals to find effective treatments for Covid-19

Ana Barros

May 7, 2020
1 min

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...

Rat study identifies new therapeutic targets to reduce pain

Ana Barros

May 4, 2020
1 min

Rat study identifies new therapeutic targets to reduce pain

Researchers at the University of Leeds, UK, have found a potential new target to reduce chronic pain which could avoid addictive...

Study: Use only one animal species in some drug tests

Ana Barros

Mar 30, 2020
1 min

Study: Use only one animal species in some drug tests

A major study has reached a significant conclusion about the use of animal species in drug safety testing. Currently, regulators require...

Pioneering transplant that tricks the immune system

Ana Barros

Mar 22, 2020
1 min

Pioneering transplant that tricks the immune system

Scientists have successfully transplanted the leg from a brown rat to a white rat, using a technique that tricks the body into accepting...

Amendments to the European Directive 2010/63 in Italy have a huge impact in my research

Bob Tolliday

Aug 12, 2015
3 min

Amendments to the European Directive 2010/63 in Italy have a huge impact in my research

Riccardo Avvisati is a PhD student at Sapienza University of Rome, studying the influences of the environment on drug of abuse in a...