Sentences with phrase «what animal research»

At the same time, the new survey reveals that many people don't understand what animal research is now being done and how it is regulated.

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And our own research editor, Sofia Davis - Fogel, shares what she learned from our 2017 charity evaluation process, when she interviewed more than twenty - five animal advocates about their experiences working in the movement.

What's more, this research actually confirms the creationist view (and the particlar flood model) that animals can adapt much faster than evolutions say

Example in point: Opposition to embryonic stem cell / human cloning research: It isn't anti science to oppose treating nascent human life like a corn crop or manufacturing embryos, anymore than it is anti science than the Animal Welfare Act the proscribes what can and can't be done in scientific research with some mammals.

Animal welfare encompasses important issues, such as establishing legal standards for using animals in research, defining the parameters of what constitutes proper and improper care for animals, and establishing shelters for abandoned animals.

It's hard being a parent and having to watch what your child has to go thru to develop a strong, healthy immune system... Again research has shown that the death rate of animals infected with disease is higher when their body temperature is lowered.

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a Washington - based group that promotes low - fat, vegetarian diets and opposes what it deems inhumane experiments on animals and humans, acknowledges that it has conducted no independent research.

You would be amazed at what service projects and groups are out there doing things that you never knew about — dolls and bears made up to be the the weight of your baby (Molly Bears), stuffed animals made out of your baby's clothing and blankets, peer support and parent advocates waiting to help the newly bereaved, personalized jewelry makers (like My Forever Child), stone painters, heart sewers, pillow - making people (Heaven Born for miscarriage), memory - box makers, authors (there are books for almost every subject on this topic waiting to be discovered), research and education groups, story - sharing sites, support groups, chat groups, blogs, Facebook groups, foot / hand print kits, music and funeral planning resources... Consider starting here before starting something new.

We hope that these efforts will help members of the public make up their own mind about what they think about animal research.

«What this study really does is bring those two streams of research together,» showing that animal personalities are flexible yet also persistent, he says.

Analysis suggests that the gene cluster is likely to be actively expressed and producing the toxin, so the research team are interested in performing further research to understand what effects carrying this bacterium has on the animals.

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It also notes that funding agencies and institutional review boards evaluate all animal research, only approving what they consider necessary and humane studies.

By developing a pokies - like game for the wallabies, the research — recently published in PLOS ONE by Curtin University's Dr Wiebke Ebeling and colleagues — was able to determine exactly what the animals saw and how their colour perception differed from other species.

«Most previous research into ways of delaying the onset of HD symptoms have focused on studying the mutant protein in cells or in animal models, but the relevance of abnormalities in those systems to what actually happens in patients remains a huge assumption,» says James Gusella, PhD, director of the Center for Human Genetic Research (CHGR) at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), corresponding author of the Celresearch into ways of delaying the onset of HD symptoms have focused on studying the mutant protein in cells or in animal models, but the relevance of abnormalities in those systems to what actually happens in patients remains a huge assumption,» says James Gusella, PhD, director of the Center for Human Genetic Research (CHGR) at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), corresponding author of the CelResearch (CHGR) at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), corresponding author of the Cell paper.

Wendy Jarrett, chief executive of a London - based group called «Understanding Animal Research,» says that «Explaining what really goes on inside labs is the best way to counter the sometimes hysterical claims of so - called animal rights activists.&Animal Research,» says that «Explaining what really goes on inside labs is the best way to counter the sometimes hysterical claims of so - called animal rights activists.&animal rights activists.»

Research begun at Princeton University found that the numerous small sea animals that migrate from the surface to deeper water every day consume vast amounts of what little oxygen is available in the ocean's aptly named «oxygen minimum zone» daily.

Franco believes that the new European legislation — which would require systematic evaluation of all research involving laboratory animals in all E.U. countries, with ethical considerations a big part of the assessment — makes now a good time «to assess what [researchers] think about using animals, what effect training can have not only about their knowledge of the three R's but also how it affects their attitudes.»

It is unclear at this stage just what specific research areas are to be covered by the draft policy, which includes the following statement: «The policy pertains to all research, including animal, human, or basic research, or research training, conducted with grant, contract, or cooperative agreement support from any agency, or office, of the PHS.»

Looking further into the intestinal crypts of both the transgenic and wild - type mice, the research team made what they consider a surprising finding: Not only was HMGA1 causing the stem cells themselves to self - renew or proliferate more rapidly in the transgenic animals, but it was also increasing the number of Paneth cells, a type of niche cell known to support intestinal stem cells.

Brian Langerhans, an assistant professor of biological sciences at NC State and a senior author on a paper describing the study, says the research could help scientists learn about the connectedness of what seem to be disconnected animal traits.

The author uses Nim's troubled life to raise profound questions about the dividing line between humans and other animals and about what we owe to the creatures we use in research.

What's more, the task of creating a database covering all forms of animal research, and usefully sharing it, is «well beyond our capacity,» he says.

Vazquez is quick to point out that the results of his in vitro research may not ultimately reflect what happens to cells in vivo, nor will the results of animal experiments provide the final word on people.

This research led to his earlier book Wild Minds: What Animals Really Think (Owl Books, 2001).

«This is what research is all about — reducing pain and suffering in animals.»

Despite what their name suggests, fishers don't actually eat fish, but one thing the fierce and furry animal does do is force foxes to fend differently, the research shows.

This Harvard professor has not only produced exciting findings but has also successfully communicated his research through the media and popular books such as Wild Minds: What animals really think.

«Future research using more animals will enhance our understanding of what regions of the horses» feet are most at risk of damage.»

At the UCLA Brain Injury Research Center, neuropsychologist David Hovda spent much of the 1990s examining rat brains in an effort to understand what happens after traumas that leave brain cells alive and the animals conscious.

Now researchers working on canine cancer have an authenticated resource similar to what's available for human cancers,» says Daniel L. Gustafson, PhD, CU Cancer Center investigator and director for basic research at the Flint Animal Cancer Center.

Berlow's research analyzes how natural ecosystems, with many species that are all interdependent — for example, a fox might eat mice and rats — and what happens if one of the animals goes extinct.

«So what happens is that research (with animal cells) gets to a stage where it gets too expensive, and work stops,» Williams says.

Kissler and his research team are using a mouse model of type 1 diabetes to see what the genes do in a living animal.

My main research questions are: 1) How large did these animals get, 2) How quickly did they grow, and 3) What factors shape the anatomy of their feet and hind limbs?

For the millions of Americans at risk for heart disease or diabetes, a diet that includes tart cherries might actually be better than what the doctor ordered, according to new animal research from the University of Michigan Health System.

The research provides the first evidence for what scientists describe as the «cognitive buffer» hypothesis - the idea that having a large brain enables animals to have more flexible behaviours and survive environmental challenges.

«I think what's really nice about this study is that these are not lab animals,» said Kenyon, who was not involved in the research.

You damn well better believe that there is research going on in animal models — what does she expect, that scientists should mutagenize human mothers and chop up baby brains for this work?

Basic research involves figuring out how living organisms, from the cellular level up to the whole animal or person, work and also what can go wrong in disease or injury.

And as King's research has revealed, much of what animals do that seems to make them interesting can also be accomplished by choanoflagellates.

King's research offers a thrilling glimpse into the past, a rare window into what might have been going on during that mysterious period before the first fossilized animals appeared.

«What is nice is that what she has observed in cultures appears to be quite similar to what goes on in early development in animals,» said R. Michael Roberts, D.Phil., a professor of molecular biology at the C.S. Bond Life Sciences Center at the University of Missouri - Columbia who did not participate in the reseaWhat is nice is that what she has observed in cultures appears to be quite similar to what goes on in early development in animals,» said R. Michael Roberts, D.Phil., a professor of molecular biology at the C.S. Bond Life Sciences Center at the University of Missouri - Columbia who did not participate in the reseawhat she has observed in cultures appears to be quite similar to what goes on in early development in animals,» said R. Michael Roberts, D.Phil., a professor of molecular biology at the C.S. Bond Life Sciences Center at the University of Missouri - Columbia who did not participate in the reseawhat goes on in early development in animals,» said R. Michael Roberts, D.Phil., a professor of molecular biology at the C.S. Bond Life Sciences Center at the University of Missouri - Columbia who did not participate in the research.

Her research strives to answer such questions as: What changes have occurred in wild animals and plants in the past century with ~ 0.8 oC of warming around the globe?

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It is only in the last few decades or so that the Chinese research team, led by Professor Fan Pengfei, has been able to return to Yunnan and establish a proper research programme on the gibbons of Gaoligongshan, which has allowed us to understand what these animals really are.

Historically much of the scientific community has rallied vigorously against any attempt by the humane community to regulate in any way what may be done to animals in the name of research and education, even by grade school children working with little or no training and qualified adult supervision.

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To date, there has been much research that's observed socially contagious behaviors in humans and animals, but scientists are just starting to look into what makes them ripple through groups of people.

While this is just the beginning of research into the theory — so far it's only been studied in petri dishes and animals — many Alzheimer's researchers are intrigued by the idea and what it could mean for a cure.