Jan - June 2013
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Nine out of ten statistics are taken out of context
23rd January 2013
Those opposed to animal research often point out that most drugs that pass the legally required toxicology tests in animals go on to fail in human clinical trials.
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Glowing mice
20th January 2013
A technique which enables the earliest stages of cancer to be observed in living mice has been developed.
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Shell-shocked
17th January 2013
Crustaceans such as crabs, prawns and lobsters are not covered by animal welfare legislation because they were thought not to feel pain.
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We have moved
16th January 2013
The new UAR address is Hodgkin Huxley House, 30 Farringdon Lane, London EC1R 3AW.
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New investment in the 3Rs
16th January 2013
Understanding Animal Research welcomed a new £1m investment into the 3Rs which was announced today. This money will fund a new professorial chair into developing technologies which it is hoped will be able to replace some animal research.
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Home Office guidance to Animals Scientific Procedures Act
16th January 2013
The amended version of the Animals Scientific Procedures Act implementing Directive 2010/63 entered into force on 1 January.
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BBC Radio 5 live from a lab
14th January 2013
BBC Radio 5 Live visited the Mary Lyon Centre, a Medical Research Council facility south of Oxford.
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The Beauty in the Beast
14th January 2013
We were standing in her kitchen and most of the surfaces were covered with cages containing bats.
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We are moving on Jan 15 to Hodgkin Huxley House
7th January 2013
As of January 15th the new UAR address will be in Hodgkin Huxley House
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Vaccine against leishmaniasis trialled in golden hamsters
2nd January 2013
A vaccine has been developed for leishmaniasis, a disease that affects 12 million people world-wide and kills 70,000 each year, mainly in developing countries.
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