2020 animal research news

News from 2020 on animal research at the University.

News listing

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Body-on-a-chip research aims to reduce animal use in drug screening

30 November, 20202020

Researchers have received funding for a PhD student to take forward a project aimed at developing a…

Gene-editing tool to speed disease studies in fish

30 November, 20202020

Fast, simple method efficiently edits the genetic makeup of cells of important aquaculture species.

Surrogacy method to aid welfare in poultry research

30 November, 20202020

Frozen reproductive cells hatched by surrogate hens will support the formation of a chicken biobank…

Stem cell study could curb need for animal tissue

30 November, 20202020

Insights into pig blood cell development could help limit the use of animals for research.

Cattle gene-edited to carry donor sperm

30 November, 20202020

Scientists have discovered how to make male pigs, goats and cattle that can produce sperm…

Study reveals how animals adapt to seasons

30 November, 20202020

Scientists have discovered how a biological switch helps animals make the seasonal changes crucial…

Abdominal fat cells could aid sepsis fight

30 November, 20202020

Key cells found in abdominal fat tissue could aid the fight against life-threatening infections…

Cancer study shows cause of complex mutations

30 November, 20202020

Fresh insights into why some harmful substances are so efficient at causing cancer could aid the…

Clues to ageing in map of brain cell links

30 November, 20202020

Striking images of some five billion brain cell connections have been created by scientists,…

Ten leading UK universities release animal research figures

28 April, 20202020

The ten universities in the UK that conduct the highest number of animal research procedures have…