The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for the work that led to optogenetics, a method that shows how nerve cells shape memories, ...
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It sounds like something out of science fiction. Scientists successfully engineered human blood cells into immature sperm, and incubated them inside a tiny pouch grown on a mouse’s kidney. The ...
In the era of the Concordat on Openness, attention often centres on institutional commitments. But meaningful openness depends on the work of individuals too, those researchers and technicians whose ...
Understanding Animal Research is delighted to announce five new Leaders in Openness: Charles River, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, the University of Edinburgh, the University of Southampton, and ...
An experimental jab targeting a molecule that bolsters the immune system can shield mice from life-threatening anaphylactic shock for at least a year, according to new research. The vaccine brings ...
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As part of the research effort to develop lab-grown human organs to aid the study of kidney diseases and to mitigate the world transplant organ shortage, scientists have successfully produced the most ...
At Understanding Animal Research, we make it our mission to keep you informed about developments in the world of animal research. To finish the year, here is a pick of our top animal research stories ...
In the second of a two-part series, filmed by the UAR team, we investigate the research carried out by Professor Emma Robinson at the University of Bristol. We learn how Emma and her team are studying ...
Sometimes impactful science can come from the most unlikely experiments. The Ig Nobel prizes, are awarded every year to "honour achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think".
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