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: Brain circuits for dominance, new HepC rodent model, eye repair in zebrafish and more
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NIH Director reaffirms importance of animal experiments
Francis Collins, Director of the NIH, was interviewed by the Washington Examiner earlier this week. One question asked what he thought about animal research, to which Collins provided a thoughtful and considered answer. Washington Examiner: PETA came out this year supporting budget cuts to the NIH, saying that cutting testing on animals would achieve significant savings. What … Continue reading NIH Director reaffirms importance of animal experiments
Animal experiments in the UK decline by 5% in 2016
The UK Home Office has published the 2016 annual statistics showing the number of animal procedures carried out in Great Britain under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act, 1986; this covers all vertebrate species (and Cephalopods). In 2016 there were 3.94 million procedures carried out, down 5% from 2015 (4.14 million). While we often describe these statistics as being … Continue reading Animal experiments in the UK decline by 5% in 2016
EU Regulations on animal research explained
The Speaking of Research website aims is one of the biggest and most accurate resources for information about animal research worldwide. In our mission to provide as much information as possible, we have recently added a page on the European Union's regulation of animal experiments. While regulations across the 28-EU countries are created and implemented … Continue reading EU Regulations on animal research explained
Research Roundup: Artificial bile ducts, saving bat populations, safety of CRISPR 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: Artificial bile ducts, saving bat populations, safety of CRISPR and more
Switzerland’s animal research in numbers for 2016
The statistics for animal research conducted in Switzerland in 2016 were released today. We have translated these tables to English and these data are summarized below. Overall, there were 629,773 animals used in research and animal testing in Switzerland in 2016 — a 7.7% decrease compared to the previous year. According to the Federal Veterinary … Continue reading Switzerland’s animal research in numbers for 2016
Research Roundup: Heart regeneration, understanding of organ rejection, the saliva of ticks 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: Heart regeneration, understanding of organ rejection, the saliva of ticks and more
Doors Open: Explaining animal research at the University of Ottawa
Every June, the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada holds a “Doors Open” event, as part of a larger province-wide initiative to open facilities such as museums, hospitals, and historical sites to the community in ways which aren’t part of their everyday operations. The Brain and Mind Research Institute at the University of Ottawa opened its … Continue reading Doors Open: Explaining animal research at the University of Ottawa
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