Author: speakingofresearch

UCLA Pro-Test – Coverage Review Day 6

Coverage of blogs covering the UCLA Pro-Test on April 22nd

Speaking in Nature

One of our own members, David Bienus, a animal care technician who recently wrote about his experiences of animal welfare in labs, has got his letter into the esteemed science journal Nature, a portion of which can be seen below: In your Editorial 'Against vicious activism' (Nature 457, 636; 2009), you call for scientists and the … Continue reading Speaking in Nature

UCLA Pro-Test – First Speakers Announced!

After the initial announcement, organization is underway to make the UCLA Pro-Test a success. The first thing I promised was the intitial speakers. Provost Scott Waugh - Executive Vice Chancellor of UCLA Gerald Levey - Dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Tom Holder - Founder of Speaking of Research and Pro-Test … Continue reading UCLA Pro-Test – First Speakers Announced!

How Monkeys Help to Prevent HIV Infection

With the European Parliament voting on the future of primate research there is no better time to discuss the medical benefits that such research provides - and which would be lost if primate research is severely restricted or banned. We are all familiar with the use of drug regimes such as HAART to control HIV … Continue reading How Monkeys Help to Prevent HIV Infection

Progress towards a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe inherited muscular dystrophy that causes progressive muscle degeneration which eventually leads to loss of the ability to use muscles and death, and every year tens thousands of children are born afflicted with the disease. It is caused by mutations in the DMD gene that encodes dystrophin, a protein … Continue reading Progress towards a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Have you been targeted – Don’t back down, Speak out!

As violence continues to dominate the animal rights agenda there are plenty of scientists and researchers who are more than happy to stay out of the spot light. We see articles in local news and student papers containing statements from police, activists and occasionally university officials, but the voice of scientists and researchers is sadly … Continue reading Have you been targeted – Don’t back down, Speak out!