Body language key to zoo animal welfare
Credit: Paul Rose Watching the behaviour and body language of zoo animals could be the key to understanding and improving ...
Tag: Animal Research/Rights
Putting a conservation finger on the internet’s pulse
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Antibiotic resistance in food animals nearly tripled since 2000
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Fungal compound deodorizes skunk smell
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IIVS & partners win contract from EC to develop training for non-animal testing methods
July 16, 2019, Gaithersburg, MD - The Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS) is pleased to announce it is part ...
Animal experimentation in research: Between animal welfare and scientific quality
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The loss of biodiversity comes at a price
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Ben-Gurion University researchers train dogs to respond to haptic vibration commands
Modified haptic vest has applications for search and rescue, service animal programs -- presented in World Haptic Conference paperCredit: Jonathan ...
First time human-on-a-chip predicts in vivo results based on in vitro model
Hesperos' integrated heart-liver Human-on-a-Chip® shown to correctly determine cardiotoxic mechanisms pre-clinically and replicate results seen in in vivo studies Hesperos ...
Holy crocodiles
Credit: Yusuke Fukuda East Timor's origin is shrouded in myth. The Southeast Asian island is said to have formed from ...
PETA science group donates $50,000 in equipment to pioneering laboratory
The Institute for In Vitro Sciences will use the donation to replace animals in respiratory toxicity testing Gaithersburg, Md. -- ...
Gene activity database could spare thousands of mice
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Combatting the world's deadliest infections using groundbreaking human-mimetic tools
New approaches offer insights into mechanisms and treatments of viral diseases not revealed through animal testingCredit: Produced by Craig Redmond ...
Research shows wind can prevent seabirds accessing their most important habitat
We marvel at flying animals because it seems like they can access anywhere, but a first study of its kind ...
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