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Dinosaur domination resulted from volcano-driven climate change
September 27, 2021
The rise of dinosaurs coincided with environmental changes driven by major volcanic eruptions over 230 million years ago, a new study reveals. Research matching volcanic activity with northern China lake...
European Parliament votes in favour of EU plan to replace animal experiments with cutting-edge science
September 20, 2021
The European Parliament has embraced an historic opportunity to take animal suffering out of the equation and shift the focus to modern, human relevant technologies. The recent adoption of a...
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Are all mammals just copy cats? Felines to play a key role in human genetics
July 30, 2021
The feline genome is ordered similarly to humans according to one veterinary medicine expert. So, cats have the potential to be a valuable model organism for geneticists to help understand...
Shipping biologicals – the journey of human tissue samples
July 29, 2021
Medical research relies on routine and specialist biological samples which must be handled with great care. Here, Fiona MacKenzie takes us behind the scenes with a clinical services team to...
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Free webinar: Testing imported pets to mitigate emerging disease threats
June 9, 2021
With the demand for pets rising dramatically over lockdown, and the number of illegal imports keeping pace, the veterinary sector is concerned that the risks for zoonotic disease transmission resulting...
Are UK Zoos putting the Con in Conservation?
May 27, 2021
A shocking new report published by Born Free highlights that the majority of species found in the UK’s Consortium of Charitable Zoos (CCZ) are not classified as threatened species. It...
UKRI funding to bring the public into the heart of five research projects
May 27, 2021
UK Research and Innovation is encouraging people from across the UK to actively contribute to five groundbreaking research projects. By pledging support for citizen science and citizen led research and...
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How moths find their flame – genetics of mate attraction discovered
May 14, 2021
Biologists have discovered the gene controlling the mating preference of male European corn borer moths for the female sex pheromone. Results will provide a better understanding of why mating signals...
Giant sea lizard fossil shows diversity of life before asteroid hit
May 14, 2021
A further species discovery confirms the abundance and diversity of giant marine lizards in the Cretaceous period. Eight metres long, with small eyes, huge jaws and snake-like tongues, Pluridens serpentis...
Learning on the fly: Computer model links insect and mammalian learning
May 7, 2021
Even the humble fruit fly craves a dose of the happy hormone, according to a new study from the University of Sussex which shows how they may use dopamine to...
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