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Pistoia initiative seeks to counter slow take-up of animal free testing

July 13, 2024
More than three quarters of R&D respondents to a new survey by the global Pistoia Alliance say they do not use in vitro cell-based alternatives to animal testing, it has...

RSB and Pirbright launch new biorisk professional registration scheme

July 13, 2024
The Royal Society of Biology and the Pirbright Institute have launched a new professional registration scheme for specialists in biorisk.

Frogs’ secret defence leaves would-be predators stuck for answers

July 12, 2024
Notorious for their ability to produce defensive toxins, frogs can also employ another, less well-known chemical weapon to foil predators.

‘Citizen army’ sought to assess Scotland’s mosquito threat

May 13, 2024
Citizen scientists are being recruited to help a collaborative project led by an alliance of academics, medical experts and government institutions to track mosquito activity in Scotland.

The evolution of CRISPR cell line technology

April 22, 2024
CRISPR technology’s initial applications were primarily focused on targeted genome editing, but its use has expanded into cell line engineering, which holds promises of groundbreaking advancements, insists Promega's Philip Hargreaves…

Three nation European partnership to advance heart disease treatment

March 24, 2024
The British Heart Foundation (BHF), Dutch Heart Foundation (DHF) and German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) have combined forces for a new round of investment to support medical breakthroughs in...

Memory deterioration prevented in animal model of Alzheimer’s

February 19, 2024
Suppressing neuronal activity in the part of the brain that regulates sleep can prevent memory deterioration in Alzheimer’s in an animal model, suggests a new study.

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