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Reminder! Application deadline for the LUSH Prize 2018 ends July 4
Wednesday, 20 June 2018 08:38Applicants can only be nominated for the LUSH Award 2018 until July 4. The prize of 350,000 British Pound honours researchers and committed individuals in the five categories Science, Young Scientists and Training, Public relations and lobbying.
Reminder! EUSAAT Congress: Deadlines for abstract submission prolongated
Tuesday, 19 June 2018 12:20The deadline for oral and poster presentations has been postponed.
Hamburg: Research prize for alternatives to animal experiments enters the second round
Monday, 11 June 2018 18:33Research groups can apply for the animal welfare research award again until 30 September. The prize is endowed with 20,000 euros.
EPAA 3Rs student grants 2018: call for submissions
Friday, 08 June 2018 12:54The European Partnership for Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing (EPAA) supports students with outstanding work in alternative approaches by funding their attendance at a high-profile scientific event.
USA: Increase in animal consumption despite Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Tuesday, 22 May 2018 12:18In the USA, the number of animals consumed in chemical testing has risen sharply, although, following a revision of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) two years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should develop a plan to "reduce, refine or replace" vertebrates in toxicity tests.
Cell nuclear protein ensures cell survival in the case of nutrient deficiency
Tuesday, 22 May 2018 11:17Researchers led by Dr. Alessandro Ori from the Leibniz Institute for Ageing Research - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena and from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the leadership of Dr. David M. Sabatini in Cambridge have observed a cell nuclear protein migrating into the cytoplasm when nutrient deficiency occurs, where it degrades ribosomes. This makes a survival of the cell possible.
Berlin: New strategy for a joint campus of biotechnology and medical technology for Charité and TU Berlin
Tuesday, 22 May 2018 09:07The Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Technical University of Berlin are planning to establish a strategic partnership to develop a new joint research campus in Berlin-Wedding.
Research into Alzheimer's in vitro: Cholesterol acts as a catalyst for plaque formation
Tuesday, 15 May 2018 15:15Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disease. The increasing aggregation of beta-amyloids let nerve cells die in the brain. A British research team led by Prof. Michele Vendruscolo from the Department of Chemistry of the University of Cambridge now found that cholesterol in the cells plays an important role in this aggregation process.
Florida: Mini-muscle function model developed from human stem cells
Friday, 11 May 2018 13:46The American start-up company Hesperos Inc. from Florida has developed a neuromuscular in vitro model which can be used to investigate pharmaceuticals to treat neuromuscular diseases as well as to test nerve toxins such as botulinum toxin.
screenMATRIX: Better growth conditions for cell cultures
Friday, 11 May 2018 13:41A research team led by Prof. Yixin Zhang from the Center for Molecular Bioengineering ("BCUBE") at Dresden University of Technology has developed a platform called screenMATRIX. It consists of polymer matrices containing defined chemical components that offers a cells growth in a more nature-like environment.
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