Jan - June 2009

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  40,000 trout undercut costs, increase accuracy

  26th June 2009

  The largest animal study ever on the cancer-causing risk (carcinogenicity) of chemicals could have profound implications for the species used in such testing, the numbers of animals used, and the accuracy of current tests.

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  Gene suppression in type 2 diabetes

  26th June 2009

  Blocking the action of a gene called Sirtuin-1 reduced the symptoms of type 2 diabetes in rats, scientists have found.

• Recommended reading

  26th June 2009

  The National Centre for the Three Rs has produced a handy 'beginners guide' to the 3Rs - Refinement, Reduction and Replacement - and how they can benefit science, innovation and animal welfare.

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  Targeting skin cancer

  26th June 2009

  Using fish, scientists have discovered a signalling pathway that could be used to treat skin cancers (melanomas).

• A tale of three species

  22nd June 2009

  The law of unintended consequences may have led to saving rabbits at the expense of a two incredible species: a prehistoric invertebrate and a small bird with one of the most impressive known migrations.

• GM mice get Parkinson's disease

  19th June 2009

  Researchers have created a GM mouse that develops Parkinson's disease.

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  Novel gene therapy reverses haemophilia

  19th June 2009

  Scientists using mice have developed a new way to deliver gene therapies.

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  An Odyssey exploring the debate

  16th June 2009

  A book to be published soon promises a considered, less polarised approach to the animal rights debate.

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  Protein culprit in Huntington's disease

  12th June 2009

  Why does Huntington's disease lead to the death of brain cells, whilst causing negligible damage to cells elsewhere in the body?

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  Nanoparticles seek out plaques in arteries

  12th June 2009

  Researchers have designed small particles - ‘nanoparticles' - that are able to selectively bind to plaques in arteries.