Over the past twenty years or so, there has been a ‘revolution’ in the life sciences,and our knowledge and capabilities have dramatically increased. At the same time, these advances have raised very important ethical concerns in both the scientific community and with the public at large.
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European Science Foundation Policy on Animal Use 2001
Topic: Ethics
Hastings Center-Morals of Medical Research with Animals Special Report
A special report can be found on this page titled: Utility and Morality:Contemporary Tradeoffs. Within this report there is an article by Bernard E. Rollin titled The Moral Status of Invasive Animal Research.
Topic: Ethics
The Academy of Medical Sciences
The Academy is working to address all aspects of animals in research, from engaging in debate about how to regulate the use of animals in research, to efforts to improve the openness of organisations that are involved in animal research.
Topic: Ethics
The Biosciences Federation Animal Science Group
The Biosciences Federation Animal Science Group was established in December 2002 and launched in September 2003 as an umbrella organisation to promote interaction within the biosciences community, particularly in areas of research and teaching; to provide information to assist the formulation of scientific policy; and, perhaps most challenging of all, to debate the ethical issues surrounding recent advances in the biosciences (see previous report by Nancy Rothwell).
Topic: Ethics
NC3Rs- National Centre for the Replacement Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research
Topic: Ethics
Nuffield Bioethics
The issues addressed in this Report have been a subject of intense public debate over at least the past four hundred years. Feelings are strong on all sides of the issues, and in recent years reports of violent action against those conducting animal research in the UK have brought the matter to the forefront of public attention.
Topic: Ethics
RSPCA Ethical Review
Topic: Ethics
Species specific
Guidance for Procedures Involving Fish
Topic: Fish
Zebrafish Related Biological Data
ZebrafishMine is a tool to help you customize searches of Zebrafish related biological data including genes, proteins, fish, and reagents
Topic: Fish
RSPCA- Housing and Care of Aquatic Species
Topic: Fish
Zebrafish Genome Project
The Sanger Institute started the zebrafish genome sequencing project in 2001 and has generated several genome assemblies of the Tuebingen strain. After the release of Zv9, the zebrafish genome project joined the Genome Reference Consortium (GRC) for further improvement and ongoing maintenance. The GRC has now released a new reference assembly, GRCz11.
Topic: Fish
Fish Arthritis Research
According to a new study in eLife, arthritis is much more widespread in the animal kingdom than previously suspected.
Topic: Fish