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Opponents of animal research should get their facts right
Speaking of Research —
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Dr. Lawrence Hansen, along with fewer than a dozen other anti-research activists from PeTA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), demonstrated at the Society for Neuroscience meeting in Chicago. His opinion piece reveals that they were protesting neuroscience experiments on animals that, they maintain, will ...1 day ago -
Pro-Test for Science website revealed
Speaking of Research —
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Check out www.pro-test-for-science.org for the updated website.Pro-Test for Science, previously known as UCLA Pro-Test, became a major story in April 09 when they held a rally in support of biomedical research, mirroring the tactics of Pro-Test in the UK. At the rally the Pro-Test Petition was announced, and we urge ...5 days ago -
Gene therapy for blindness – when dogged determination pays off!
Speaking of Research —
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Leber’s congenital amaurosis is a progressive disorder that affects about 3,000 Americans, and hundreds of thousands worldwide, and causes a progressive loss of vision that usually results in blindness. The disease, for which there has until now been no effective treatment, is caused by a mutation in the encoding ...1 week ago -
So, what have we learned about the Brain?
Speaking of Research —
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One hundred years ago we knew almost nothing about the brain. By all measures, neuroscience is really a field in its early infancy. What have we learned in this short period? How has animals work contributed?Follow Charlie Rose in a his new “Brain Series” as he covers and celebrate the accomplishments of ...1 week ago -
UCLA challenges AR misinformation
Speaking of Research —
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In the rush of other news including the SfN conference and the Pro-Test for Science gathering I forgot to mention this important development.On Sunday, October 18th, UCLA put a full page advert in the LA Times aimed at educating the public on the important role of animals in lifesaving medical research. On top of this ...1 week ago -
Tribute missing something …
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The USA Today wrote a very nice tribute to the dogs and cats that help cancer patients recover. The article claims that pets’ very companionship is a medical boon, though they didn’t seem to prevent the cancer at all. ( Coincidence? ) Dogs were also credited with learning to diagnose cancer, but how difficult ...1 week ago -
THIS IS YOUR BRAIN WITHOUT DAD: The Wall Street Journal
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reports: Conventional wisdom holds that two parents are better than one. Scientists are now finding that growing up without a father actually changes the way your brain develops. German biologist Anna Katharina Braun and others are conducting research on animals that are typically raised by two parents, in the hopes ...1 week ago -
UI Spence Break-In: Gazette Scoop Illustrates Issues
FromDC2Iowa —
Authority: 119
October 27, 2009, 11:00 a.m. Topics: Media, Shield Laws, Grand Juries (secrecy, abuse to suppress dissent, failure to testify, imprisonment for contempt), Animal Rights, Animal Research, Internet Revelations (brought to you by FromDC2Iowa.blogspot.com*) Media . A "Hats Off" to The Gazette for a major scoop ...2 weeks ago -
UC Davis Named in Criminal Complaint for Mistreatment of Lab Animals
Critter News —
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From the Los Angeles Chronicle... The University of California, Davis is the focus of a major federal complaint charging it and two other nationally known university research centers have killed dozens of primates through traumatic injuries, veterinary negligence and other violations. The others are the University ...2 weeks ago -
Pro-Test for Science work to educate the public
Speaking of Research —
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Pro-Test for Science (formerly UCLA Pro-Test) are coordinating a gathering of like minded people this Saturday on the edge of the UCLA campus. Building on previous successes they aim to address many of the spurious claims made by animal rights activists. Speaking of Research urge anyone in the area to go and support ...2 weeks ago -
Pro-Test for Science work to educate the public
Speaking of Research —
Authority: 461
Pro-Test for Science (formerly UCLA Pro-Test) are coordinating a gathering of like minded people this Saturday on the edge of the UCLA campus. Building on previous successes they aim to address many of the spurious claims made by animal rights activists. Speaking of Research urge anyone in the area to go and support ...2 weeks ago -
Speaking of Neuroscience
Speaking of Research —
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All three organizations behind the Pro-Test Petition came together in support of lifesaving research at the Society for Neuroscience this weekend gone. Both Pro-Test for Science founder, David Jentsch, and Speaking of Research founder, Tom Holder, made appearances at Americans for Medical Progress’ booth to ...2 weeks ago -
Society for Neuroscience 2009
Speaking of Research —
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The 39th annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience will take place in Chicago from the 17th- 21st October. During this time some of the greatest minds in medical research will meet at McCormick Place to participate in workshops, lectures and symposia. Neuroscience is one of the fields of science most reliant on ...3 weeks ago -
A dispensation to cause pain
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The anachronism of slaughter without stunning has no place in the modern world and should be outlawed The ritual slaughter of animals decreed by Jewish and Muslim dietary laws require that the animals are conscious when they have their throats slit. In the European secular food industry, regulations strive to ...3 weeks ago -
Student Researcher Says "Hooray for Animal Research"
Critter News —
Authority: 132
This kid is a biochem major at the University of Southern Mississippi. Hes helping to investigate possible drug cures for obesity. Listen to this... Freeman says that the most difficult thing he has encountered so far in his research comes not from the lab, but from people’s attitudes about animal testing. He ...3 weeks ago -
CNN – Researchers Standing up to Activists
Speaking of Research —
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“Researchers to animal-rights activists: We’re not afraid” This is the sort of CNN headline we need to hear more about. The story covers the actions of two SR committee members, David Jentsch and Dario Ringach, who recently wrote a top-rated journal article in the Journal of Neuroscience. Also mentioned is ...4 weeks ago -
Now Im Really Annoyed
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Heres a site for kids to program them to become "the next generation of laboratory animal science professionals." Its sponsored by (surprise!) the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science Foundation. Experimenting on animals is fun and it helps everyone...even animals! Weeeeeeee! Also, its a great way ...7 weeks ago
