Influenza is a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people every year, and periodically causes global pandemics that kill many millions. There are three major types, A, B and C that can infect humans, although the A is responsible for the most cases and deaths. Within influenza A virus there are two major groups, [...]
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I was recently contacted by a PhD student who was studying at the University of British Columbia (Canada). She is running a survey on people’s views and reactions to animal research. So help a poor student out and show where out views on animal research are! Dear Reader Our group at UBC has created an [...]
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On Wednesday I travelled in Dublin to participate in a debate on animal research at the Historical Society (debating union) at Trinity College Dublin. The motion debated was “This house believes Trinity has too little respect for nature” – with a strong focus on animal research reinforced by the two guest speakers, myself and Yvonne [...]
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Tom Holder, Speaking of Research spokesman, is to travel to the oldest student society in the world (founded 1770), the Trinity College Dublin Historical Society (colloquially, “The Hist”), to debate the issue “This house belives that Trinity has too little respect for Nature“. Holder will oppose a speaker from the Irish Anti-Vivisection Society, as well [...]
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