Speaking of Research has added a few more ways of interacting with our supporters. We have long been on Facebook and Twitter, where we regularly post general science stories as well as link to our new items. We also have a YouTube account where we post the occasional video (usually for use in posts on … Continue reading Speaking of Research Across Social Media
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Speaking of 2013: A year in summary
As another year for Speaking of Research has passed it seems only appropriate to spend a moment looking back.Animal research is important because of its contributions to human and animal health. In 2013 we saw a promising clinical trial for epidermolysis bullosa (EB), the development of pluripotent human stem cells from cloned human skin cells, … Continue reading Speaking of 2013: A year in summary
Target of animal rights protests kicks off animal research ethics forum
This article was written by Chris Barncard and originally posted on the University of Wisconsin-Madison news website. It has been reproduced with permission. The article mentions SR committee member, Dario Ringach, who will be speaking at 7 p.m., Oct. 24 in the Madison Public Library’s Central Branch, 201 W. Mifflin St., Madison, Wisconsin, US. Any … Continue reading Target of animal rights protests kicks off animal research ethics forum
Frequently Asked Questions up on Website
We have just put a new FAQ up on the website which covers five of the most frequently asked questions we get about animal research. They are: Aren’t animals different than people? Don’t we have alternatives to animal research? Is all research on cats, dogs and primates? Don’t the animals suffer in experiments? Who cares … Continue reading Frequently Asked Questions up on Website
Skeptical Science: Debunking Animal Rights Misinformation
Speaking of Research regularly puts its efforts into debunking the pseudoscience put about by animal rights groups. This post aims to bring together some of the more popular of those articles. Naturally, much of our debunking exists on our “Bad Science” page, where we explain the science behind some of the so called “myths of … Continue reading Skeptical Science: Debunking Animal Rights Misinformation
Speaking of Research: The Fifth Anniversary
If Speaking of Research was a person in the US, entering its sixth year of life, they should have received vaccines for the following: chickenpox, diphtheria, Hib, HepA, HepB, flu, measles, mumps, pertussis (Whooping Cough), polio, pneumococcal, rotavirus, rubella and tetanus (a similar schedule exists in the UK). All of these have depended on animal research … Continue reading Speaking of Research: The Fifth Anniversary
Speaking of Research? Speak with Us
After a hugely successful 2012, Speaking of Research is setting its sights ever higher. Since it's inception in 2008, Speaking of Research has grown into the largest trafficked website explaining the important role of animals in medical research (last year alone our traffic more than doubled). Indeed WordPress informs me that we get over five … Continue reading Speaking of Research? Speak with Us
Speaking of 2012: A year in Summary
It has been a fantastic year for Speaking of Research, reflected in the fact that the website traffic has more than doubled (130% growth and still rising). Thus trying to summarise will be the 127th post of the year thanks to the commitment of our committee. An extra special thanks has to go to four … Continue reading Speaking of 2012: A year in Summary
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