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Mice, rabbits, frogs and sheep – each took their turn in the development of pregnancy tests.You want to know if you are pregnant or not? Easy, right? Just buy a cheap and reliable kit from the chemist or supermarket and get an instant answer
Learn about the behaviour of rats and how they are cared for in UK laboratories in our new video for World Rat Day. Look around Manchester lab here: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/medialibrary/degreeprogrammes/animal-unit-tour/#node6More info
Spiders, scorpions and other venomous animals are 'milked' for their venom which is then used in medical research. These animal were filmed at Venomtech, a specialist venom supplier (https://venomtech.co.uk). Find out more about venom derived d
Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manchester gave the 2019 Paget Lecture. She presented her ground breaking work on stroke and the role of inflammation in brain damage, that has recently translate
Extracts from venoms provide a rich source of potential drugs http://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/research-medical-benefits/drug-discovery-with-venom/
Researchers have found that laboratory mice moved by tail handling rather than by tunnel are less responsive to reward which has implications for designing and interpreting scientific studies. Here is the original research https://www.nature.co
Oxford University vet, Caroline Bergmann, describes caring for the macaques kept in the Primate research facility. See a 360 tour of this facility here: http://labanimaltour.org/oxford
Vet Nicolas Granger describes how cell grown olfactory cells are being used in spinal repair in dogs.
Professor Andrew Parker describes how we see in 3D, what happens in amblyopia or 'lazy eye' and how computer game like exercises might 're-wire' the brain connections behind 3D perception. More here: http://www.labanimaltour.org/oxford
Macaques have a brain-scan while watching a computer that presents them with dots. This allows us to see where 'expectation' occurs in their brain. This is one of 60 films to be found in 360 lab tours of four UK research facilities: MRC Harwell
Monkeys can live in this research facility for many years. Their diet must keep them healthy and interested in their food. They are given a variety of fresh food daily. This is one of 60 films to be found in 360 lab tours of four UK research fa
In nature monkeys spend large amounts of time foraging for food. These monkeys are given their food in various ways to occupy them and enrich their lives. This is one of 60 films to be found in 360 lab tours of four UK research facilities: MRC
Professor Clive Page, Kings College London, gave the 81st Stephen Paget memorial lecture in 2017 on the subject:How animals have contributed to our understanding and treatment of respiratory diseases
Mice are moved into a clean cage every week or so in MRC Harwell. This is one of 60 films to be found in 360 lab tours of four UK research facilities: MRC Harwell Institute, The Pirbright Institute, a surgical facility at the University of Bris
At MRC Harwell mice can be genetically modified. One method is to inject RNA into the early stage embryo. This is one of 60 films to be found in 360 lab tours of four UK research facilities: MRC Harwell Institute, The Pirbright Institute, a sur
Dr Daan van der Veen is a lecturer in sleep and chronobiology at Surrey University. He has worked with voles (Microtus arvalis) because these animals naturally live in a fast, ultradian rhythm. They feed and socialise for a few hours and then s
Professor Matthew Rushworth describes how the brain makes decisions in the pre-frontal cortex and how problems in this decision making can be related to mental illness.
With over 20,000 mice, robots are used to clean and load the cages. See a 360 tour of the facility at www.labanimaltour.org
These macaques are trained to interact with humans so that they can take part in research experiments. The aim is for them to remain calm during their work. Training takes time and starts in the breeding centre before continuing in the research
A senior technician at The Pirbright Institute explains how pigs are looked after and trained while being used to test a new vaccine against African Swine Fever virus - a deadly disease of pigs and wild boar that has just arrived on the eastern
Professor Sir Mark Walport presented the 80th Stephen Paget Memorial Lecture (2016) for Understanding Animal Research
Third Openness Awards in Animal Research: Internal or Sector Engagement Award was presented to the Institute of Animal Technology for the development of their Careers Pathway. The Public Engagement Activity Award was presented to the Cancer Res
Ferrets catch the flu and exhibit similar symptoms to us so they are used in research to make flu vaccines and to better understand why this disease is so good at making us ill. Here Professor Wendy Barclay of Imperial College London explains t
Professor Françoise Barré-Sinoussi was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2008 for the discovery of the HIV - the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS. In this interview she describes the importance of using animals in her researc
Interview with Professor Matthew Fisher (Imperial University, London) about his research on the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis that causes the often lethal disease, Chytridiomycosis in amphibians.UAR interviewed Prof Matthew Fisher of
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