Mice prove penicillin’s power

In 1940 researchers injected eight mice with a lethal dose of bacteria. Four were also given penicillin. The penicillin recipients survived.

Heart-to-heart health

The first human-to-human heart transplant, performed in 1967, was preceded by decades of preparatory animal research.

Leukemia therapy from mice

Treatment for leukemia, the most common cancer affecting children, relied on early research in mice.

The Power of Pigs

Pigs and humans both have complex anatomy and body functioning. By working with pigs, scientists have been able to develop new heart therapies, skin grafts and imaging technologies.

Snakes solve blood pressure mysteries

By studying the venom of the Brazilian pit viper, researchers were able to develop the first of a new class of medicines to lower blood pressure.

Primates and Parkinson’s

Research using monkeys has been critical to developing a life-changing treatment for Parkinson’s disease.

Jan.21, 2013

“Why I am a Laboratory Animal Veterinarian”
Kelly Walton DVM, a third year student of comparative medicine at Colorado State University, explains why her love of animals led her to a career in laboratory animal welfare.

Dec.19, 2012

Rodent euthanasia methods under scrutiny
Study shows anaesthetics may be a more humane way to kill rats and mice than carbon dioxide, but reveals a surprising twist.

Dec.19, 2012

Three Who Stood Up
Their reputations were attacked. Their homes were damaged. Their lives were threatened. But these UCLA scientists refused to back down in the face of assaults by anti-animal-research extremists.

Dec. 7, 2012

Don't Have the Wool Pulled Over Your Eyes
I suspect that most people don't realize how much they owe their well-being, even their lives, to research using experimental animals.

Oct. 4, 2012

KEEPING WATCH
UBC academics plan an international forum to explore new models of regulating animal research that enhance public involvement

Aug. 31, 2012

UBC releases report on care of research animals

Aug. 23, 2012

FROM FARM TO LAB
Lab animals present a new field for animal welfare studies

Jul. 4, 2012

FACING CANCER
Lived experience reaffirms the role of animals in life-saving science. http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2012/07/04/facing-cancer/

Jun. 6, 2012

Creatures great and small
The first of a series on animals in research looks at four basic science studies. Upcoming articles will address animals in medical research, and how animal research is governed. http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2012/06/06/creatures-great-and-small/

Jun. 6, 2012

IN THEIR OWN WORDS: LETTERS
Campus letters on animal research http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2012/06/06/in-their-own-words-letters/

Mar. 28, 2012

Coffee and other stimulant drugs may cause high achievers to slack off: UBC study
http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2012/03/28/coffee-and-other-stimulant-drugs-may-cause-high-achievers-to-slack-off-ubc-study/

Mar. 19, 2012

UBC animal research vindicated by Canadian Council on Animal Care
http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2012/03/19/ubc-animal-research-vindicated-by-federal-regulator/

Mar. 12, 2012

Why animal research is more essential than ever
John Hepburn, UBC Vice President Research and International, makes the case for animal research in the Vancouver Sun of Monday, March 12th 2012 (page A-7)

Feb. 1, 2012

ANIMALS IN RESEARCH
The UBC community examines a tough issue.
http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2012/02/01/animals-in-research/

Americans for Medical Progress
 

California Biomedical Research Association
 

Canadians for Health Research
 

CCAC Canadian Council on Animal Care
 

Foundation for Biomedical Research
 

lternatives to Animal Testing on the Web (ALTWEB Johns Hopkins)
 

National Association for Biomedical Research
 

National Institutes of Health US Dept. of Health and Human Services
 

Northwest Association for Biomedical Research
 

Partners in Research
 

Pro-Test for Science
 

Speaking of Research
 

UBC Research
 

Understanding Animal Research (UK)
 

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