The Backstory It's been a busy few weeks for those who wish to explain the role of primates in research. Last week the NIH held a workshop on "Ensuring the Continued Responsible Oversight of Research with Non-Human Primates" (watch it back here). The Congressionally mandated workshop resulted from report language that was associated with a PETA … Continue reading Scientific community unites in defence of primate research
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Of White Papers And Commentators: The Use Of Nonhuman Primates In Research
Two weeks ago, nine scientific societies, including the American Physiological Society, the Society for Neuroscience, and the American Academy for Neurology, published a white paper entitled "The critical role of nonhuman primates in medical research". The paper, which notes how nonhuman primates are critical to all stages of research, provides a huge number of examples … Continue reading Of White Papers And Commentators: The Use Of Nonhuman Primates In Research
Hungary publishes 2015 animal research statistics
Hungary has published its annual statistics showing the number of procedures carried out on animals for scientific purposes in 2015. This post has translated much of the statistics into English and aims to interpret the data as a whole. In 2015, Hungary conducted 184,648 animal procedures on animals – all regulated under EU Directive 2010/63. … Continue reading Hungary publishes 2015 animal research statistics
Research using sheep leads to a new device to record and stimulate the brain
A group of Australian and American researchers have used sheep to develop and test a new device (original paper) – the stentrode - for recording electrical signals from inside the brain. The research was published in Nature Biotechnology. This new technology removes one of the main obstacles to developing efficient brain-computer interfaces: the need for invasive … Continue reading Research using sheep leads to a new device to record and stimulate the brain
Switzerland’s animal research in numbers for 2015
The statistics for animal research conducted in Switzerland in 2015 were released last week. We have translated these tables to English and these data are summarized below. Overall, there were 682,333 animals (not including invertebrates except Cephalopoda and lobsters) used in research and animal testing in Switzerland in 2015. Most of these animals were involved … Continue reading Switzerland’s animal research in numbers for 2015
A New Culture of Openness in Animal Research
Animal research has been credited with improving human health and leading to many medical breakthroughs. However, animal research still remains a controversial topic, with many animal rights groups believing that animal research is wasteful and pointless. One way to improve the public opinion of animal research is through education and openness. Openness can be achieved … Continue reading A New Culture of Openness in Animal Research
Biology, History and Maths: A lesson in debunking PETA’s nonsense
On 21st July the UK government released its stats on how many animals were used in UK research and the race was on. Many British universities raced to tweet the numbers of animals they’d used in 2015 and draw attention to their webpages on the subject. Science organisations raced to explain to the media what … Continue reading Biology, History and Maths: A lesson in debunking PETA’s nonsense
Ireland publishes 2015 animal statistics showing 228,975 procedures
Ireland has recently published its annual statistics showing the number of animals used for research and testing in 2015. Ireland carried out 228,975 procedures on animals in 2015, 1% more than in 2014. A procedure is defined as "any use of an animal for scientific or educational purposes, which may cause the animal a level of pain, … Continue reading Ireland publishes 2015 animal statistics showing 228,975 procedures
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