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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.