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Comparison of hepatocytes: Very similar, but far from identical
Monday, 22 June 2015 09:14Scientists at IfADo - Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors at the TU-Dortmund in cooperation with partners from all over Europe - have developed a method to genetically compare hepatocyte-like cells with real liver cells.
Virtual Liver Network: target for fatty liver development identified
Monday, 22 June 2015 08:13As an interdisciplinary association of about 70 expert groups from all over Germany the Virtual Liver Network (VLN) has worked from 2010 to this year´s March. As part of the modeling of complex liver processes the research group of Prof. Dr. Rolf Gebhardt, Professor of Biochemistry at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Leipzig has identified a metabolism pathway which can be used to treat pathological fatty liver.
Bone could be regrown
Monday, 15 June 2015 15:01American scientist have found that simply switching off one protein can encourage stem cells to start becoming bone. This could be an opportunity to develop a new therapeutic approach by activating new bone-forming cells in patients suffering from bone loss.
Mini-Breast grown in petri-dishes – a new tool for cancer research
Friday, 12 June 2015 15:05To investigate mammary glands for basic research on breast cancer scientists from the Ludwig Maximilians University Munich together with colleagues at the from the Helmholtz Center in Munich have developed a three-dimensional organoid that recapitulate the normal breast development.
Linz Congress 2015: 2nd Deadline Extension for Abstracts
Friday, 12 June 2015 15:03From 20 to 23 September 2015, the this year's 19th European Congress on animal testing alternatives will take place in Linz. The deadline for submission of abstracts for oral and poster presentations is now June the 15th.
iPS cells: New method to obtain induced pluripotent stem cells
Wednesday, 10 June 2015 15:14A new protocol that simplifies the process that allows induced pluripotent stem cells was developed at the Center for Biomedicine of the European Academy of Bolzano.
Students drink coffee to replace animal tests
Tuesday, 09 June 2015 15:16A university in the United Arab Emirates has introduced a human-based experiment as a way of replacing animal models of the effects of drugs on body organs. Medical students now dose themselves with coffee to observe how the stimulant properties of caffeine affect them. The new scheme is described in the latest edition of PiLAS (Perspectives in Laboratory Animal Science), FRAME’s online discussion board.
Webinar: The Regulatory Processes Involved in Acceptance of Non-Animal Tests
Monday, 08 June 2015 15:18Derek Knight from ECHA will speak about regulatory acceptance from a scientific and procedural point of view. Karin Kilian from the European Commission will explain the process for incorporating validated tests into the EU Test Methods Regulation.
NOTOX: Computer-aided models for long-term toxicology
Friday, 05 June 2015 20:15The NOTOX project, which is co-funded by the European Commission and Cosmetics Europe, the European trade association of the cosmetics industry, significantly contributes to this endeavor by developing and validating predictive bioinformatics models characterizing long-term toxicity responses.
Linz Congress 2015: Deadline Extension for Abstracts
Tuesday, 02 June 2015 12:43From 20 to 23 September 2015, the this year's 19th European Congress on animal testing alternatives will take place in Linz. InVitroJobs has already reported.
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