The Speaking of Reasearch committee is an ever - changing group of around 20 people who are motivated to make a change in the way
we talk about animal research.
Not exact matches
In this episode, Scientific American news editor Phil Yam discusses how veterinarians, physicians and multinational food companies need to work together in the global fight against
animal - borne infectious diseases; and University of Wisconsin evolutionary biologist Sean Carroll
talks about recent
research tracking the evolution of yeast genes with specific functions descended from a single, duplicated gene with multiple functions.
Each commitment has a series of suggested actions for organizations, including nominating a spokesperson to answer questions
about animal research, supporting researchers who want to
talk about their work, and including information on the role
animals played in announcements
about scientific advances.
«In the past, many scientists were understandably afraid of
talking about their use of
animals, but the climate has very much changed,» says Frances Rawle, head of policy at the Medical
Research Council.
The third webinar, and the final one will focus on
animal models of obesity and diabetes, both
talking about genetic models, as well as dietary models and how they are used in basic
research, but also in pharmaceutical and biotech
research.
\ n \ nFinally I'll add that whether we're
talking about ESC, iPS, or adult stem cells it's worth repembering that the threat does not only come from religious conservatives,
animal rights activists are also campaiging to stop much of the
research that underpins the whole stem cell field.
Some of the reader comments below that article
talk about the «rumor» that females might respond differently biologically to fasting — but it's not a «rumor», and Stefani had referred to the results of several published
research studies, was very careful to describe how most of the
research up to that point had been done on
animals, gave all sorts of caveats, described very well her concerns and questions, etc..
Preliminary findings showed that no standard protocol for an
animal - assisted therapy session (i.e., length, number and type of participants in each session, session activities, or
talking points) seemed to exist at any of the
research hospital sites; each
animal - handler team went
about their work somewhat differently.
Continue to
research about quality diets specific to your
animal's needs and
talk to your veterinarian
about the best food choices for your pet.
About 70 people came to hear Dr. Elaine Ostrander, a National Institutes of Health distinguished investigator and chief of the Cancer Genetics Branch, who talked about the contributions of research toward human and animal health and well - b
About 70 people came to hear Dr. Elaine Ostrander, a National Institutes of Health distinguished investigator and chief of the Cancer Genetics Branch, who
talked about the contributions of research toward human and animal health and well - b
about the contributions of
research toward human and
animal health and well - being.
We did some consumer
research with dog owners across the country and
talked to them
about health - related products for
animals.