Bright Birds
Sulfur-crested cockatoos are clever, curious and they constantly learn from one another. Evolutionary biologist Lucy Aplin is studying how they do this.
Research Involving Animals
Article list Research Involving Animals
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Brain Possesses Greater Self-Repair Capacity than Previously Assumed
A new study using a mouse model shows that special supporting and nourishing cells repopulate damaged areas of the brain by sending newly formed cell nuclei ahead. -
Young Scientists Answer Key Questions about Animal Research
In the video series “Animal Research in Switzerland” 14 researchers—most of them young—answer the public’s most pressing questions. -
Epigenetic Drugs Could Protect Blood Vessels in Obesity and Diabetes
Researchers were able to use medication to alter the epigenetic “reading signals” in the thin layer of fat surrounding blood vessels, thereby reducing inflammation and improving vascular health. -
Hereditary Epilepsy Successfully Treated in Mouse Model
Scientists used gene editing to fix faulty DNA directly in the brain cells of mice, which reduced fever-induced seizures and markedly improved survival rates in an animal model. -
Manipulating Protein Factories
Ataman Sendoel is researching how tumors are able to misuse protein production for their purposes. And he is looking for substances to prevent this. -
“Before we can refine, we need to define”
As part of the NFP 79 “Advancing 3R”, UZH veterinary physiologist Christina Boyle explores what life is like for breeding female mice.