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1 January 1970

Posted by: Richard Tidmarsh

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Why do bats have such a bad reputation?

Why do bats have such a bad reputation? Blood suckers, hair grabbers, disease carriers… bats often have a bad reputation and are feared and persecuted across the world, when in… https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/communications-media/bats-bad-rap/

The Nipah Virus – a rare but deadly disease

Nipah virus kills people, at the moment outbreaks are rare
The Nipah Virus – a rare but deadly disease Rare Disease day and it’s the opportunity to shine a spotlight on those diseases that don’t necessary make the headlines. When you… https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/research-medical-benefits/the-nipah-virus-a-rare-but-deadly-disease/

New antibody protects monkeys from deadly Hendra virus

Squamous cell skin carcinoma is the second most common skin cancer after melanomas, affecting approximately 10,000 people in the UK each year.
A new antibody treatment protects monkeys from the deadly Hendra virus. It is the first medicine to be developed to treat the virus which kills over half the humans it infects.… https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/research-medical-benefits/new-antibody-protects-monkeys-from-deadly-hendra-virus/