Improving livestock to boost food production for a growing global population is a long-standing aim. For the first time, scientists … read more
The Home Office have published the annual statistics detailing the use of animals in scientific procedures in the UK for … read more
A study, published in Nature Biotechnology, looked at a bioengineered scaffold that repairs the uterus and supports live births in … read more
A new study has identified seven routes by which deadly human pandemics could occur and 161 options for reducing the … read more
A study, published in Nature, looked at restoring lost brain cells, in mice as a model of Parkinson’s disease and in … read more
Initial results, from the University of Oxford, have shown that their COVID-19 vaccine has boosted immune responses in pigs. … read more
The Labour Party has published its Manifesto on Animal Welfare, which amongst other things, outlines its position on the use … read more
Research, published in PLOS Biology, reports on a new technique to separate X-bearing sperm from Y-bearing sperm, allowing alteration of the … read more
Comment on reports that research aiming to grow human pancreas cells in rat and mouse embryos has been approved in … read more
The Home office has published its annual statistics on animal research in the UK, including the numbers of animals used, … read more
On Thursday 18th July the Home Office published its 2018 statistics on animals used in scientific procedures. Journalists came along … read more
A new study, published in Science Transnational Medicine, demonstrates the production and transplantation of a bioengineered lunch into a large-animal model. read more
The Home Office has published its 2017 statistics on animals used in scientific procedures.
Many scientists have predicted that genome editing will revolutionise the way we do biological science in coming years as more and more scientists use the technique as a research tool and potential treatment. read more
The first comprehensive review of British mammal populations for more than 20 years will be launched by The Mammal Society … read more
The first comprehensive review of British mammal populations for more than 20 years has been launched by The Mammal Society and Natural England. read more
The BMJ has published an investigation into how researchers interpreted results of animal studies – before moving to human clinical trials – to test a new tuberculosis vaccine.
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New research published in Current Biology looks at carbon nanotubes and mesothelioma in mice. read more
Two new mouse studies, published in Cell Metabolism, investigate whether ketogenic diets improve memory in older animals, as well as the chances of the animals living to old age. read more
The Home Office has published this year’s annual statistics on animal research. read more
