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Protocol-sharing site aims to ease administrative burden of animal research
The library of regulatory-compliant animal procedures offers experimental standards and specific language that researchers can borrow for their own legal paperwork.
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Protocol-sharing site aims to ease administrative burden of animal research
The library of regulatory-compliant animal procedures offers experimental standards and specific language that researchers can borrow for their own legal paperwork.
Octopus arm anatomy, molecular makeup revealed in new maps
The datasets provide “a very nice reference” for future functional studies.
Octopus arm anatomy, molecular makeup revealed in new maps
The datasets provide “a very nice reference” for future functional studies.
Knowledge gaps in cephalopod care could stall welfare standards
The U.S. National Institutes of Health wants to regulate research involving cephalopods. But there aren’t enough rigorous studies to base the regulations on, veteran cephalopod researchers say.
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Knowledge gaps in cephalopod care could stall welfare standards
The U.S. National Institutes of Health wants to regulate research involving cephalopods. But there aren’t enough rigorous studies to base the regulations on, veteran cephalopod researchers say.
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Plaque levels differ in popular Alzheimer’s mouse model depending on which parent’s variants are passed down
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