To better study the breakdown and toxicity of new medicines in a human liver, scientists have created what has been named a ‘humanised mouse'.
A study using mice has led scientists one step closer to developing a vaccine against the most common cause of bacterial meningitis, Meningococcus B.
The UK Home Office this morning agreed arrangements to deliver two Coalition commitments relating to the use of animals in scientific research
Monya Baker has given us a good and useful read. Her article in Nature provides many examples of animal models for human conditions and gives a clear appraisal of their value.
Salmonella poisoning typically causes diarrhoea.
New research using mouse models has shown that glial cells, which protect and support neurons in the brain, play a central role in preventing the severe symptoms of Rett Syndrome.
'The question is not can they reason nor can they talk, but rather can they suffer?' Jeremy Bentham
Leading research organisations have responded to misleading claims made by an antivivisection group in its recent letter to the Lancet.
Researchers are preparing for clinical trials of the first inexpensive oral treatment for Trypanosomiasis, the parasitic disease commonly known as sleeping sickness that is transmitted to humans by the tsetse fly.
The UAR SchoolZone is a brand new part of our site dedicated to school age students and their teachers.
In this film we hear from Chloe, who has diabetes, and Dr Aileen King, who researches into diabetes.
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