July - Dec 2010
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Winter birth may alter biological clock
9th December 2010
Being born in winter could make your long-term biological clock tick slower, according to a new study on mice.
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Enzyme causes chronic pain
9th December 2010
An enzyme responsible for making pain last after nerve injury has been discovered in mice.
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Basel Declaration calls for open dialogue
7th December 2010
More than 50 top scientists working in Germany and Switzerland have launched a new Declaration about animal research.
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Focus on fluorescent filming
6th December 2010
The Scientist reported on its top ten life-science innovations for 2010 this week.
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Scientists create 'couch potato' mouse
3rd December 2010
By removing a protein that muscles use to convert fuel into energy, the researchers produced a mouse with normal body weight but which did not have enough energy to exercise.
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How much effort on alternatives? The answer is a lot
2nd December 2010
Our attention was drawn this week to a relatively new European initiative called AXLR8, a consortium which aims to accelerate progress in developing alternatives to animals for safety testing.
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Ageing reversed in mice
1st December 2010
Premature ageing can be reversed in mice, hinting at the possibility of anti-aging treatments for humans.
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World AIDS Day - 1 December
1st December 2010
The HIV & AIDS page on our partner website AnimalResearch.info has been updated to mark World AIDS Day on 1 December.
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Infiltration: most allegations unfounded
30th November 2010
Understanding Animal Research today (Tuesday 30 November) welcomed a report from the Home Office addressing claims by an animal rights group about animal research and testing at a UK facility in 2009.
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New European law marks dawn of a new era
26th November 2010
The new European Directive 2010/63/EU on animal experimentation has been finalised.
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