Welcome to this week’s Research Roundup. These Friday posts aim to inform our readers about the many stories that relate to animal research each week. Do you have an animal research story we should include in next week’s Research Roundup? You can send it to us via our Facebook page or through the contact form … Continue reading Research Roundup: Vaccine for Type 1 diabetes, refinement of stroke models leads to less animals used and more!
Month: November 2017
Lack of sense about sentience and statistics
Two recent events have inspired a slew of bad reporting in the UK about animal research. The first was a vote in Parliament rejecting a call to describe animals as sentient into British law. The second was the publication of the Northern Irish statistics. On 15th November, Parliament voted down an amendment to the European … Continue reading Lack of sense about sentience and statistics
Spain, Estonia and Northern Ireland release 2016 animal statistics
Speaking of Research try to keep on top of the latest statistics coming from governments around the world. This post will look at the 2016 statistical releases in Estonia, Northern Ireland and Spain. Estonia Northern Ireland Spain Estonia According to figures released by the Ministry of Rural Affairs, Estonia conducted 3,726 procedures on animals in 2016, a … Continue reading Spain, Estonia and Northern Ireland release 2016 animal statistics
Research Roundup: Studying deadly cancers in dogs, low calorie diet and type 2 diabetes and more!
Welcome to this week’s Research Roundup. These Friday posts aim to inform our readers about the many stories that relate to animal research each week. Do you have an animal research story we should include in next week’s Research Roundup? You can send it to us via our Facebook page or through the contact form … Continue reading Research Roundup: Studying deadly cancers in dogs, low calorie diet and type 2 diabetes and more!
How to explain animal research on your institution’s website
Exactly three years ago, Speaking of Research published a page listing around 100 animal research statements of research institutions, universities, medical research charities, pharmaceuticals, scientific societies and more. After a year of building up this list, we introduced a rating system that let organizations know how good their statement was. We gave them marks according … Continue reading How to explain animal research on your institution’s website
2017 SFN Attendees: Does your research depend on animal models?
If it does, consider adding this session to your conference plan: What: SFN Animals in Research Panel. How to Effectively Communicate Your Animal Research: Elevator Speech, Social Media, and Best Practices. When & Where: Monday November 13. Noon-2pm. Room 103A Why? (as in, SFN is busy enough, why add a "non-new-science-discoveries-session" to your already packed … Continue reading 2017 SFN Attendees: Does your research depend on animal models?
Research Roundup: Human brain organoids, universal flu vaccine and more!
Welcome to this week’s Research Roundup. These Friday posts aim to inform our readers about the many stories that relate to animal research each week. Do you have an animal research story we should include in next week’s Research Roundup? You can send it to us via our Facebook page or through the contact form … Continue reading Research Roundup: Human brain organoids, universal flu vaccine and more!
Researchers Rally to Help Puerto Rico’s Monkey Island
A guest post by Lisa Howard of UCDavis explains the efforts by the National Primate Research Centers to help rebuild Cayo Santiago, better known as ‘Monkey Island’ rebuild after Hurricane Maria. Primate researchers are rallying to help Puerto Rico’s “Monkey Island,” Cayo Santiago, which took a direct hit from Hurricane Maria in September. About a … Continue reading Researchers Rally to Help Puerto Rico’s Monkey Island
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