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Dogs in medical research

Complete description: Research into new heart medicines is being helped by these dogs. The dogs are exercised daily and trained to work with the researchers, by jumping onto weighing scales for example. Heart function is m
Thematic Section: Science & Technology
Duration: 00:01:15
Other materials on this topic: Dogs beagles dogs in medicine beagles in medicine understanding animal research animal testing animal research animal experiments animal experiment Producer: Richard Scrase Animal Testing (Film Subject)

A day in the life of an animal technologist - episode 1

Complete description: We walk around King's College animal research facility with one of the animal technologists who in this episode shows us mice, rats, rabbits and guinea pigs.
Thematic Section: Science & Technology
Duration: 00:04:30
Other materials on this topic: animal technologist animal testing animal research understanding animal research King's College London mice rat rat in hair guinea pig rabbit white rabbit animal experiment Producer - Richard Scrase

Using mice as a model for Alzheimer's disease

Complete description: Mice can be used to mimic Alzheimer's disease in humans. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia. Currently there are no effective treatments so mice models offer one approach to both
Thematic Section: Science & Technology
Duration: 00:01:51
Other materials on this topic: Alzheimer's disease animal model animal experimentation animal testing mice Dr.Richard Deacon Oxford University Producer: Richard Scrase animal research

99% mouse 1% human - pushing the boundaries

Complete description: Dr Robin Lovell-Badge explains why putting human cells into an animal can be a good thing and the circumstances (according to the Academy of Medical Sciences and the public) when it would be unaccepta
Thematic Section: Science & Technology
Duration: 00:02:51
Other materials on this topic: 99% mouse Dr Robin Lovell-Badge hepatitis Animal testing animal experiments mouse rat dog chimpanzee Understanding Animal Research 2011 interview Dr Bella Williams Producer: Richard Scrase

Pro-Test celebrates its fifth birthday

Complete description: Interviews with Tom Holder and Laurie Pycroft of Pro-Test in Oxford today. See more at www.pro-test.org.uk
Thematic Section: News & Politics
Duration: 00:02:39.750
Other materials on this topic: tom holder laurie pycroft pro-test five years of pro-test animal testing animal research understanding animal research 2011 Producer: Richard Scrase interviews animal experiment

Understanding Asthma

Complete description: In this film we hear about the experience of having asthma from Tim Wilson and about how animal research has contributed to treating asthma from Professor Clive Page. Read more about asthma on our web
Thematic Section: Science & Technology
Duration: 00:03:15
Other materials on this topic: Tim Wilson Professor Clive Page Producer: Richard Scrase animal experiment animal research asthma treating asthma

Why do we use animals in research?

Complete description: Why is their so much secrecy in animal research? Can't we do without animals in medical research? In this video Dr Simon Festing, our ex-Chief Executive, answers questions about why animals are an ess
Thematic Section: Science & Technology
Duration: 00:02:44.250
Other materials on this topic: Producer: Richard Scrase animal testing animal experiments Dr Simon Festing Understanding Animal Research Animal research

Stem cells and heart repair

Complete description: Professor Michael Schneider of Imperial College tells Alan Keys about how stem cell research is leading to treatments for heart disease. Michael describes how the availability of stem cells allows his
Thematic Section: Science & Technology
Duration: 00:08:44.250
Other materials on this topic: animal testing animal research animal experiments mice rats zebra fish heart disease heart muscle heart repair heart defect Professor Michael Schneider Alan Keys interview stem cells human stem cells Producer: Richard Scrase

UAR interviews Chloe Rackham

Complete description: The Nobel Prize-winning discovery of insulin in 1920-21 at the University of Toronto is one of the most spectacular examples of the contribution of animal research to medical progress. Many millions o
Thematic Section: Science & Technology
Duration: 00:01:43.500
Other materials on this topic: animal research animal testing using animals animal experiments Producer: Richard Scrase Chloe Rackham Diabetes

How much animal research is done in the UK?

Complete description: This short video outlines how much animal research is done in the UK. Our leaflet of the same name can be downloaded from our website here: bit.ly
Thematic Section: Science & Technology
Duration: 00:02:48
Other materials on this topic: animal research animal testing Voice over Jessica Strangward Producer: Richard Scrase mice rats fish monkeys chimpanzees testing project licence Home Office nc3r's macaques dog beagle medical research Dundee university

Exploring the Boundaries - how much human tissue should we put into animals?

Complete description: The Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) commissioned the report, Exploring the Boundaries, as part of a larger consultation examining the use of human material in animals. The public broadly supports re
Thematic Section: Science & Technology
Duration: 00:04:13.500
Other materials on this topic: animal experiments animal research animal testing using animals Producer: Richard Scrase Academy of Medical Sciences Exploring the boundaries

Of mice and men

Complete description: Dr Sara Wells (MRC, Harwell) talks about how genetically engineered mice help in the search for treatments for disease. This is a general introduction explaining how GM mice are helping us discover th
Thematic Section: Science & Technology
Duration: 00:07:47.250
Other materials on this topic: A-level Biology GM mice Producer: Richard Scrase animal research animal experiments Dr Sara Wells Animal Testing

Of Mice and Men - GM mice and glue ear

Complete description: This talk by Dr Paul Potter (MRC, Harwell) discusses a specific case study of the use of GM mice, in this case into 'Glue Ear'. Work with mice has revealed the genetic basis for glue ear and suggests
Thematic Section: Science & Technology
Duration: 00:15:48
Other materials on this topic: GM mice British Science Festival Bradford University MRC Harwell animal research animal testing animal experiments Dr Paul Potter Glue ear Otitis media Producer: Richard Scrase
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