November 8th 2021 Frogs' anatomy and organ function are strikingly similar to those of humans. An international team at the Institute of Anatomy at UZH, has now exploited this similarity by using a tiny tropical frog called Xenopus tropicalis to model human genetic diseases. The researchers focused on polycystic kidney disease, a congenital and currently … Continue reading What’s frogs got to do with it? Insights into kidney diseases
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Does animal research produce cures?
May 4th 2021Allyson J. Bennett and Marcello Rosa The answer to this question is yes. So why do some groups and individuals opposed to animal research and testing argue no? Simply put, the answer to the question depends on where you focus in the timeline of scientific advances that lead to medical progress. If you … Continue reading Does animal research produce cures?
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!
Research Roundup: postnatal Zika exposure leads to brain damage, first pig model of Huntington’s disease developed 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: postnatal Zika exposure leads to brain damage, first pig model of Huntington’s disease developed and more!
Research Roundup: gene therapy for inherited blindness, urea implicated as a major cause of dementia 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: gene therapy for inherited blindness, urea implicated as a major cause of dementia and more!
Research Roundup: Cure for blindness, DNA delivered antibodies and more!
Welcome to this week’s Research Roundup. These 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 on … Continue reading Research Roundup: Cure for blindness, DNA delivered antibodies and more!
How zebrafish help advance cancer research
Do sharks get cancer? Despite the widely touted myth that sharks do not develop cancer, fish of all species do occasionally develop spontaneous tumours. This is of course also true for the most common of laboratory fish, the zebrafish. In this article, I will give you a brief overview of how the unique properties of … Continue reading How zebrafish help advance cancer research
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