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Ethics of research involving animals
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics today announced a new Working Party to consider the ethics of research involving animals. There is considerable discomfort about the use of animals in research, but also a widespread acceptance of the need to do more medical research, which currently involves the use of animals. "We believe there is a need for a rigorous ethical debate on the topic. We... View More (2003-03-17)
Some animals won't adapt to climate change
In a fascinating study appearing in the November issue of The American Naturalist, biologists investigated the response of small animals to climate change on a remote sub-Antarctic Island. View More (2006-11-14)
Felix Wankel Prize For The Protection Of Animals In Research 2002
The Felix-Wankel Prize for the Protection of Animals in Research is awarded for outstanding innovative research which results in experiments on or with living animals being replaced or limited. The prize has a value 26 000 EUR (approx. 50 000.- DM) and is awarded annually. On the occasion of Felix Wankel' s 100th birthday a special prize will be awarded in addition in 2002. Dr. Ing. Felix... View More (2001-10-22)
UCLA/VA research analysis in journal Nature explains wide variations in animal sleep habits
An extensive research analysis by a neuroscientist at UCLA's Semel Institute and the Veterans Affairs' Neurobiology Research Laboratory concludes that environment and diet largely determine sleep needs. View More (2005-10-27)
Researchers find local wildlife protection safeguards entire range
Wildlife conservation strategies may better protect mammals from human activities by treating animals' ranges as multiple interacting small populations, a study finds. View More (2011-02-23)
Living fossil roams the seas
Fossil' fish coelacanth, first dragged up along the coast of South Africa in 1938, having been considered extinct for 65 million years. Because of its close resemblance to land animals, it has attracted attention to the subject of a 'missing link' between tetrapods and humans. View More (2005-07-13)
Leading the pack in following the herd
A few in the know can lead the many, according to new research into travelling animal groups carried out by the universities of Leeds and Oxford. Crowds of Leeds biology undergraduates will be observed to test their theory later this year. View More (2005-02-23)
The social care function of farm animals
Farm animals can play a valuable role in the lives of children and adults with psychological problems or a mental handicap. Social care farms and children's farms can improve the quality of their life, as shown by interviews with counsellors and managers of children's farms and social care farmers. The interviews were conducted by researchers from Plant Research International, as commissioned by... View More (2002-04-22)
Why bats, rats and cats store different amounts of fat
Animals differ in the amount of fat they carry around depending on their species, status and sex. However, the causes of much of this variation have been a mystery. View More (2012-01-20)
How do groups of animals make decisions?
Groups of animals often need to make communal decisions about what to do and when to do it. But how do they make such decisions? Dr Larissa Conradt and Professor Tim Roper from the University of Sussex have developed a model that can be used to design experiments to establish how non-human animals make group decisions. Their model, reported in the journal Nature today (9 January), suggests that a... View More (2003-01-09)
Limpets reveal possible fate of cold-blooded Antarctic animals
A limpet no bigger than a coin could reveal the possible fate of cold-blooded Antarctic marine animals according to new research published this week in The Journal of Experimental Biology. View More (2007-07-24)
No Glacier Existed Twenty Thousand Years Ago In Trans-Ural Region
It was not that cold in subarctic areas of Russia during the epoch of the latest glaciation. This has been proved by the remains of animals found there - not only remains of such frost-resisting animals as mammoths and reindeers, but also those of horses. View More (2004-11-19)
What gives us sunburn protects crayfish against bacteria
The production of melanin gives us sunburns, but it also helps invertebrate animals to encapsulate attacking fungi and parasites. View More (2007-09-25)
Ion selectivity in neuronal signaling channels evolved twice in animals
Excitation of neurons depends on the selected influx of certain ions, namely sodium, calcium and potassium through specific channels. View More (2012-07-27)
Fish oils reduce greenhouse gas emissions from flatulent cows
The benefits to animals of omega 3 fatty acids in fish oils have been well documented - helping the heart and circulatory system, improving meat quality and reducing methane emissions. View More (2009-03-30)
Skin hair skims heat off elephants
Body hair in mammals is typically thought to have evolved to keep us warm in colder prehistoric times, but a new study suggests that it may do the opposite, at least in elephants. View More (2012-10-11)
Coffee Makes People Nervous
They did not work with people; instead they examined rats of two lines. The rats of the first line were more anxious by their nature. Some rats were kept in groups, while others were kept in single cages. It is known that solitude is an unfavourable factor for rats. The animals were given 0.1% solution of caffeine when they were thirsty. To measure... View More (2002-04-12)
Captive carnivores not up to wild living
A study by the University of Exeter has highlighted the problems of reintroducing animals to the wild for conservation projects. Published online in the journal Biological Conservation, the research highlights the low survival rates of captive carnivores that are released into their natural habitats. View More (2008-01-21)
New study sheds light on how and when vision evolved
The study, which used computer modelling to provide a detailed picture of how and when opsins evolved, sheds light on the origin of sight in animals, including humans. View More (2012-10-30)
Alternatives to Animal Experiments - How Far Can We Go?
Mike Baker, Chief Executive of the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection will argue that alternatives are underfunded, underused and their implementation blocked at every turn. He considers that the potential is there for ending the use of animals in harmful experiments without harming medical progress or public safety. "A double standard is being adopted in which the often dubious... View More (1998-09-03)
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