
Xenotransplantation from piglets to baboons
Xenotransplantation is a medical procedure where organs or cells from one species, in this case, piglets, are used to treat diseases in another species, such
Xenotransplantation is a medical procedure where organs or cells from one species, in this case, piglets, are used to treat diseases in another species, such
Help us to tell the Australian Research Council to stop funding the use of wallabies in cruel and scientifically obsolete brain and vision experiments. Please
Take the ball and go home ~ To be so petulant in dealing with adversity, loss, or rejection that one quits or leaves abruptly, often
The simple image on the cover of John P. Gluck’s book Voracious Science & Vulnerable Animals (a primate scientist’s ethical journey) is that of a
In a four year period (2016-2019) researchers at the University of New South Wales have used, according to their publication Single level posterolateral lumbar fusion
Last month (July 2022) HRA intensified efforts on the Forced to Smoke campaign with a trip to Newcastle where we hosted a community forum for
Here a 2021 publication describes how researchers at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health used of 67 inbred male ‘alcohol-preferring’ rats in basic
Many people are unware that primate experimentation is still being conducted in Australia. A vital part of HRA’s work is to rigorously monitor Australia’s use
The University of Adelaide, with approval from the university’s animal ‘ethics’ committee, developed a ‘mouse model’ of bacterial scald wound infection and sepsis. To develop
Fifty-one lambs were used in an experiment to study the effects of melatonin on newborn lambs suffering induced asphyxia.(1) The experiment, published in 2018, was
A recent (2021) publication reveals invasive experiments on young male rats carried out at the University of Newcastle, NSW in an attempt to replicate human
A recent (2021) publication reveals deliberate pain inflicted on adult male mice in experiments carried out at the University of Queensland.(1) The purpose was to
At Queensland’s QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, young female mice were forced to drink water that had been contaminated with microplastics (composed of polystyrene) for
When Australian Commonwealth Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation came into operation in 1982, and then later introduced into the states and territories, it was hailed
Research paper Intermittent fasting increases energy expenditure and promotes adipose tissue browning in mice Nutrition 2019 Oct; 66:38-43. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2019.03.015. 2019 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31207437/ Bo Liu ,
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