UK experts back primate research
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There is a strong scientific and moral case for using primates in medical research, a report concludes.
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An international team of researchers, including a researcher at the Tulane National Primate Research Center near Covington, has brought millions of vulnerable women closer to a potentially powerful weapon against HIV.
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Science & environment: Universities and medical schools have been criticised for increasing the number of animals used in research.
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[Health India]: London, Oct 21 : A survey by academics at the University of Bath, UK, has revealed that male scientists are good at research because they have the hormone levels of women and long index fingers.
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A new study that successfully treated Parkinson's in primates could completely redefine how scientists approach stem-cell science.
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The British government announced plans to introduce legislation preventing activists from harassing scientists engaged in animal research.
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Science & environment: A demonstration by supporters of animal testing may reignite bitter row over the use of animals in medical research
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Chimeric embryonics is go Two research groups at Newcastle University and King's College London have today been granted the first licences to work on human-animal embryo hybrids.â¦
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Britain&#39;s leading academic institution is backing a campaign to stop the US banning on all forms of human cloning. The Royal Society has joined 67 other national academies urging the UN to ban the cloning
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Britain&#39;s leading scientists today urge the United Nations to ban cloning of babies but leave open the door for cloning of embryo stem cells as treatments for so-far incurable illnesses.
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The first request by British scientists to clone human embryos has been granted by experts.
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Parkinson's researchers inject human stem cells into primates for the first time, with promising results.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday endorsed scientific studies that involve the cloning of human embryos, differing with the Bush administration&#39;s push for a treaty to ban such research.
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UK researchers have collected the first hard evidence of monkeys using tools, Science magazine reports.
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British and Kenyan scientists have developed a new treatment for the killer disease malaria.
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Britain's Royal Society is backing a campaign to stop the US securing a world ban on all forms of human cloning.
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Rwanda, Uganda and DR Congo are launching a project to improve security for the great apes.