Jan - June 2013
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Animal research news round up
19th April 2013
We have several stories which very clearly illustrate the potential medical benefits of research this week.
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News round up
11th April 2013
Robert Edwards, the Nobel Prize winning developer of in vitro fertilisation, has died at the age of 87.
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We have a lot of things to thank animals for; space travel and cloning are just two of them
8th April 2013
Dolly is probably the most famous animal ever to take part in a scientific experiment.
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Broken memories
5th April 2013
Researchers studying mice have discovered that brain cells may break their own DNA to form new memories.
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New malaria medicine developed in mice
5th April 2013
An experimental compound has proved highly effective at preventing malaria in laboratory tests using mice.
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UAR at The Big Bang Fair 2013
28th March 2013
The UAR Education Team had a fantastic time at The Big Bang Fair at ExCel in London which ran from the 14th -17th March this year.
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What Difference Does Animal Research Make
28th March 2013
We were very sorry to hear that former Smiths frontman and animal rights campaigner Morrissey has been unwell recently.
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New foot-and-mouth vaccine
27th March 2013
Foot-and-mouth disease (Aphthae epizooticae) is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including domestic and wild bovids such as cattle and sheep.
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Gene therapy targets 'cancer gene'
18th March 2013
Gene therapy using a mutant form of a gene known to be involved in many of the most common cancers can destroy tumours in mice without any major side effects.
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Mice experiments help scientists improve cancer vaccines
13th March 2013
An additive used in anti-cancer vaccines is stopping them working properly, research in mice suggests.
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