Animal experimentation
The latest news and comment on animal experimentation
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Coronavirus restrictions on research made colonies of rodents surplus to requirements, leading to an ‘emotionally overwhelming’ mass killing
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Three baboons escaped while being transported to a hospital where one was due to have a vasectomy. Where did they come from, and what kind of research is performed on them?
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Shocking footage shows conditions ‘clearly breach’ EU standards on animal welfare, say campaigners
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Study suggests climax may be an evolutionary hangover – but crucial questions remain
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Researchers reprogrammed human cells before injecting them in the monkey embryo
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Male animal bias is unjustified and can lead to drugs that work less well for women
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South Korea and US teams say infertility could be linked to deficiency of a protein in womb
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But animal rights groups say more should be done to reduce those bred with genetic alterations
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The brains, which are not conscious, are kept alive through the circulation of an oxygen-rich fluid through the organs
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Campaigners are hoping to build a monument of Félicette, the only cat to survive space travel. But she’s not the only creature deserving of commemoration
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If you avoid meat, dairy and animal derivatives such as wool and leather, why would you want to tolerate animal cruelty in the products you put on your face?
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Prospect of growing human organs for transplantation raised by creation of first ever embryos combining two large, distantly related species
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Contrary to emotive reporting, scientists testing on greyhounds are not Dr Frankensteins
Kemal AtlayMedia reports of scientific testing on greyhounds were written to elicit outrage but failed to reference the outcomes or ethics standards involved -
Two nobel laureates among 400 scientists who sign letter rejecting claims that use of primates is no longer medically useful
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Letter: If we are to effectively combat the scourge of neurodegenerative and other crippling diseases, we will require the careful and considered use of nonhuman primates
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Monash University says research which cut off oxygen to the dogs and removed the hearts contributed to vital heart transplant knowledge
Neuroscientist Gregory Berns: ‘Studying dogs is way more enjoyable than studying humans’