Jan - June 2014

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  This Week in Animal Research 20th-27th June

  27th June 2014

  A microchip implanted into the brain of a paralysed man has enabled him to move his hand, by translating his thoughts into electrical stimulations.

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  The Secrecy Law That Is Heading For the Scrapheap

  24th June 2014

  Today’s blog post by Chris Magee, Head of Policy and Media, explains how and why the controversial Section 24 “secrecy laws” are being changed.

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  This Week in Animal Research: 14th-19th June

  19th June 2014

  A drug developed a century ago to treat African sleeping sickness has eliminated the symptoms of autism from adult mice with an experimental form of the disorder.

• How refining animal research can lead to more experiments

  17th June 2014

  In today’s staff blog our Science Writer, Ian Le Guillou, looks at how genetically modified mice are helping to reduce our reliance on primates, but are inflating the numbers of animals used.

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  Scientist Colin Blakemore Knighted

  16th June 2014

  UAR is delighted that Colin Blakemore was awarded a knighthood in the Queens Birthday Honours.

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  This Week In Animal Research: 7th-13th June

  13th June 2014

  Suncream may delay the onset of melanoma, but it cannot completely prevent it according to new research using mice.

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  Look before you leap

  11th June 2014

  In today’s staff blog post, Policy and Communications Officer Dr Liz Harley addresses the concerns about animal research raised by a recent article in the BMJ, and explains how the sector is not only aware of the issues but actively pursuing solutions.

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  Charities communicating animal research

  9th June 2014

  This week, Tom Holder, Campaigns Manager, writes about a new charity communications guide jointly produced by Understanding Animal Research and the Association for Medical Research Charities (AMRC).

• A Brave New World

  3rd June 2014

  Today’s staff post comes from Wendy Jarrett, Chief Executive of Understanding Animal Research as she discusses how openness has been a process playing out for many years.

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  The A-Z(T) of anti-science

  29th May 2014

  John Meredith, our Head of Education and Outreach, discusses the anti-science prejudice of the movie Dallas Buyers Club. Such films create a mistrust in research while encouraging crank science.