Sentences with phrase «of lab animals»

These proponents are driven by both a concern for the welfare of lab animals and a desire to make their contributions to research more meaningful.

This webinar will discuss the differences between these two types of lab animal diets and how they can affect different aspects of oncology research in rodents.

It is well accepted that diet has far - reaching effects on the physiology of lab animals.

Nursing skills, laboratory procedures, equine and livestock medicine, as well as the care of lab animal and exotic animals are just some of the coursework you will take.

The cell cultures in the petri dishes are of human origin, and in some aspects resemble human brains more than the brains of lab animals such as rats or mice do.

At the Texas Medical Center in Houston in 2001, Tropical Storm Allison destroyed millions of dollars of equipment and killed thousands of lab animals ranging from mice to monkeys.

Jentsch eventually moved and hired security guards, but he has continued his research and has become a vocal proponent for the use of lab animals.

Drugs that remove senescent cells, which no longer divide, from the body have prolonged the healthy lifespan of lab animals.

I am most grateful that Air France has stood firm in its commitment to continue the shipment of lab animals and for standing with the biomedical research community in the fight against disease.

Still, by the 1990s DuPont knew that the chemical caused cancerous tumors in the testes, pancreases, and livers of lab animals, and there was even evidence of human DNA damage and links to prostate cancer in workers exposed to PFOA.

It should be noted, that the director of B&K Universal, Ghislaine Rondot, as well as veterinarian Renzo Graziosi, and director of Marshall Bioresources Roberto Bravi, were convicted in January 2015 to up to 18 months of jail due to cases of animal cruelty and illegal killing of lab animals, after the closure of their Green Hill breeding facility in Italy, in 2012.

Scientists stated that the extract from the hibiscus flower significantly lowered the cholesterol content in the blood serum of lab animals, and successfully prevented oxidation of low - density lipoprotein.

HOUSTON — Years of scientific work were almost certainly destroyed and perhaps tens of thousands of lab animals drowned when a second burst from Tropical Storm Allison hit here this weekend.

«We're trying to control these animals so much, they're no longer useful,» says Joseph Garner, a behavioral scientist who runs a program to improve the value and welfare of lab animals at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.

Many companies are taking closer looks at the results of tests done years ago to glean information on how safe similar ingredients in their new products are without having to carry out new tests on new generations of lab animals.

Goodman's papers have questioned the validity of the university committees that oversee animal research, encouraged U.S. allies to explore alternatives to animals in military medical training, and wounded the reputation of the world's largest accreditor of lab animal welfare.

Depending on your point of view, arachnids are either the luckiest of lab animals, or the sorriest.

In addition, D4 causes tumors, reproductive problems, altered organ size and acts like a weak estrogen in studies of lab animals.

D5 has caused changes in the nervous systems, livers and immune systems of lab animals.

By tinkering with the gut's bacterial residents, scientists have changed the behavior of lab animals and small numbers of people.

A mainstay of lab animal facilities, sentinels can pick up the major pathogens already known to sicken mice or skew results.

The dyes he was injecting under the skin of lab animals perfused virtually every tissue, turning organs a striking blue — except the brain.

To gain widespread adoption in the academic and commercial research communities for personalized drug testing and other uses — and perhaps one day to replace millions of lab animals — organs on chips will need to be affordable and easy to use.

Developed by the Stanford University bioengineer Karl Deisseroth and others, the technique involves modifying the genes of lab animals so that their cells express a light - sensitive protein called channelrhodopsin, derived from green algae.

This chemical was banned by the FDA long ago due to it causing infertility and destroying the testicles of lab animals.

As the petition explains, even though rats and mice make up 95 percent of lab animals, there are no federal laws to protect them, meaning essentially anything can be done to these animals without labs receiving any type of ramification.

Alternatively, if you possess an interest in exploring the field of lab animal science, then the American Association of Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) provides three levels of certification in laboratory technology.

The sanctuary fights to save a variety of lab animals, from common pigeons and rats to cuddlier bunnies and beagles, and works with researchers and students to lobby for lab animals» right to life after experimentation.

Humans — even infants — have been shown to have higher and more complex brain functioning and capacities than most of the lab animals used in these behavioral experimentations.

In late 2007, the EPA updated its assessment of endosulfan's risks based largely on new research showing effects on the developing brains of lab animals and studies of farm workers that showed their exposure was greater than previously believed despite use of protective equipment.

The journal retracted the paper a year later, stating that «the results presented (while not incorrect) are inconclusive» due to the type of lab animal and small number used.

Sirtuin is also boosted by calorie restriction — an extreme diet option known to extend the lifespan of lab animals.

While many airlines have acquiesced to animal rights groups» demands to end the shipment of lab animals, Air France has remained steadfast in its support of the scientific community.

Paraffin fumes have been found to cause tumors in the kidneys and liver of lab animals.»

But depression does not affect everyone, and the molecular biology of resilience for psychiatric disorders can be clearly seen by inspecting the brains of lab animals.

The figures do not include most mice, rats, birds, and fish, which make up 98 % of lab animals but are not covered under the 1966 Animal Welfare Act (AWA).»

Suspecting that the disease works differently in humans, whose brains are much bigger and more complex than those of lab animals, Brivanlou, along with research associates Albert Ruzo and Gist Croft, developed a cell - based human system for their research.

Now, with optogenetics, researchers can test whether treatments that boost dopamine in the brains of lab animals will cut their desire for alcohol or drugs.

To get light to those cells, researchers implant tiny fiber - optic probes — essentially plastic wires — into the brains of lab animals, such as mice or rats.