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Guardian video
UK newspaper, The Guardian, has explored some of the common questions about animal research in a new video. Journalist Richard Sprenger...
Ana Barros
Nov 15, 20211 min read
3Rs awards
Prizes which recognised three innovations, that reduce the need for animals in research, have been won by scientists from China, the UK...
Ana Barros
Nov 15, 20211 min read
Neuroscientist Q&A on EARA Instagram
This Thursday, a leading researcher from Germany will be answering questions on EARA Instagram about his research on motion and movement....
Ana Barros
Nov 8, 20211 min read
Mini brains for progressive brain disease
Researchers at the University of Cambridge, UK, have developed brain organoids from patients with a severe condition to improve...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 1, 20211 min read
EPAA 3Rs award
The EUโs top prize for innovation which improves animal welfare during research has been won by the University of Coimbra, Portugal. The...
Ana Barros
Nov 1, 20211 min read
UK cancer exhibition
The first-ever exhibition on cancer research in the UK, pairing patients with scientists to discuss the topic, has opened in London....
Ana Barros
Oct 18, 20211 min read
3Rs online webinars
A series of four free events hosted by a pan-European group of 3Rs centres, will take place online from this Thursday until December....
Ana Barros
Oct 18, 20211 min read
Survey on rodents in research
A survey to analyse the use and welfare of rodents in cancer research is open to collect data until the end of this month. Conducted by...
Ana Barros
Oct 4, 20211 min read
October 3Rs webinars
A webinar series to discuss ways to improve the implementation of the 3Rs in Belgium and the Netherlands will take place this autumn. The...
Bob Tolliday
Sep 27, 20211 min read
EU Parliament vote concerns
Last week the European Parliament adopted a motion by 667 votes to 4, on a plan โto accelerate the transition to innovation without the...
Ana Barros
Sep 20, 20211 min read
#BOARD21 in science magazine
EARAโs global campaign to encourage openness about animal research Get on #BOARD21 has been featured this month in Laboratory Animal...
Ana Barros
Sep 20, 20211 min read
Open call โ 3Rs & Communications
Two grants to support young scientists in communicating about animal research and the development of alternative methods have been...
Ana Barros
Sep 13, 20211 min read
Organoid fish eyes
Scientists at Heidelberg University, Germany, have created fish eye models at the lab, paving the way to better understand retinal...
Ana Barros
Sep 13, 20211 min read
Organoids at global event
The 11th World Congress on Alternatives to Animal Testing concluded last week, under the theme of 3Rs in Transition: From development to...
Ana Barros
Sep 6, 20211 min read
WC11 online
The postponed World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences (WC11) begins this week in its online format. The event...
Ana Barros
Aug 23, 20211 min read
3R event in Austria
EARA member the RepRefRed Society, Austria, is holding an online event on animal welfare and 3Rs approaches next month. The โAustrian...
Ana Barros
Aug 16, 20211 min read
Animal-free skin test
The first complete skin sensitisation test, without using animals, has been approved for international use. The Organisation for Economic...
Ana Barros
Jul 26, 20211 min read
New EU database on animal research
The EU Commission has published its first database including information on projects using animals for scientific purposes. The...
Ana Barros
Jul 26, 20211 min read
Stem cells & Covid and Zika infections
Scientists at The Francis Crick Institute, UK, have discovered a process in mammalian stem cells that can protect against viral...
Ana Barros
Jul 19, 20211 min read
EU animal stats 2018
The European Commission has published EU-wide statistics for 2018, for the use of animals in biomedical research. The headline figure for...
Ana Barros
Jul 19, 20211 min read
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