July - Dec 2014
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This week in animal research: w/e 19 September
19th September 2014
Mice genetically engineered to carry a human gene linked to speech and language learned new ways to find food in mazes faster than normal mice.
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Do yes / no debates prevent improvements in regulating research?
16th September 2014
I was recently visiting a friend in Stockholm. We were wandering across the Djurgårdsbron and chatting about how my work was going when we came across a police poster warning of a demonstration march to Djurgården.
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This week in animal research: w/e 12 September
12th September 2014
Xenon gas treatment after a head injury reduces the extent of brain damage according to research using mice. Mice were anaesthetised before a controlled mechanical force was applied to the brain.
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Animal research news feed
12th September 2014
Tests of ‘good bacteria’ yoghurt products using pig stomach acid have shown that many of them are likely to be useless.
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Rabbits, fish and mice, but no rock hyrax
11th September 2014
In today’s staff blog post, Head of Online Communication Richard Scrase connects the Romans with rabbits
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Conservation is animal research
5th September 2014
Liz Harley, Policy and Communications Officer, looks at the animal research behind UK conservation, and argues that it is impossible to support one and be opposed to the other.
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This week in animal research: w/e 5 September
5th September 2014
The anticancer abilities of the naked-mole rat are about to be tested in mice for the first time.
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Watch a conference for Nature today
3rd September 2014
Following the launch of the State of Nature in 2013, the RSPB are hosting the Conference for Nature.
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UAR Staff Blog: A Stitch In Time
2nd September 2014
Head of Education and Outreach John Meredith takes a minute to look at how a failure to understand time can confuse the debate about animal research.
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This week in animal research: w/e 29 August
29th August 2014
Artificially activating circuits in the mouse brain can change bad memories into good ones.
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