We are pleased to tell you that our letter from America’s scientific community calling for increased openness in animal research continues to receive lots of attention. Here’s a brief update. The Letter For those unfamiliar with the effort, Speaking of Research organized an open letter from America’s scientific community advocating for greater openness and communication … Continue reading Call for Increased Openness Receives Continued Response
Research Roundup: HPV vaccine decreases infection rate; new animal model for hepatitis B 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: HPV vaccine decreases infection rate; new animal model for hepatitis B and more!
Nobel Prize Winners lead the call for greater openness in animal research
USA Today has published our open letter calling for increased openness about the important role of animals in health research. Below, we provide the full list of almost 600 signatures, including four Nobel Laureates, who have signed their support for our initiative. We hope this action will put pressure on institutions across the US to … Continue reading Nobel Prize Winners lead the call for greater openness in animal research
Research roundup: Promising gene therapy for spinal cord injury, a new sex changed mouse model 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: Promising gene therapy for spinal cord injury, a new sex changed mouse model and more!
What does animal research really look like? Help us show the world
If you pass an antivivisection demonstration, you may find yourself staring at images of animals which bear little relation to modern research. These photos are often from other countries, decades out of date, or entirely out of context. If you want to see the scale of the problem then we recommend you Google ‘animal testing‘ … Continue reading What does animal research really look like? Help us show the world
Research Roundup: promising HIV vaccine to go to human trials, immunizing against stress 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: promising HIV vaccine to go to human trials, immunizing against stress and more!
Max Planck Society’s actions raise serious concerns about leadership and the future of German neuroscience
The scientific community was in shock when one of Europe’s leading neuroscientists, Nikos Logothetis PhD of the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, announced in 2015 that he would that he would no longer use nonhuman primates in his research into the physiology of cognitive processes, and that the work of his team would turn … Continue reading Max Planck Society’s actions raise serious concerns about leadership and the future of German neuroscience
Research Roundup: Promising vaccine to cure aggressive brain cancer, compound identified which may reverse symptoms of MS 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: Promising vaccine to cure aggressive brain cancer, compound identified which may reverse symptoms of MS and more!
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