Alzheimer’s research: a ‘mighty mouse’ is still a mouse
FRAME’s Amy Beale discusses recent mouse model developments for Alzheimer’s research and why the disease should be studied in human patients and tissue.
FRAME praises animal research facility closures
The Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council (MRC) are looking to make animal research facility closures.
The yin and yang of genome editing
FRAME’s Dr Andrew Bennett explains why genome editing in human cell and organ models must be the priority for human relevant science.
What’s in a logo?
FRAME has used a rabbit logo since 1969 when the charity was founded. Here, we explore the meaning of cruelty free logos, and how the FRAME logo differs.
50 years of FRAME
FRAME is celebrating its 50th anniversary year this year, after being founded as a charity in 1969 by animal lover Dorothy Hegarty.
Animal testing in China: China’s move towards animal alternatives
FRAME looks at the history of legislation on animal testing in China, as well as what the country still needs to do to follow Europe in implementing a total ban.
The Three Rs and the future
In the second part in our blog series on the Three Rs, Amy Beale explains the Replacement techniques, looks at some of the history behind the concept and looks ahead to the future.
What are the Three Rs?
In the first instalment of a two-part blog, FRAME’s senior scientific officer Amy Beale talks about the Three Rs.
FRAME speaks out against “failure” to accurately report animal tests
FRAME speaks out on the recent analysis by the British Medical Journal (BMJ), which cited a “systematic failure” to faithfully report the results of animal tests in order to secure funding.
FRAME response to animal-friendly antibody production paper
FRAME (Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments) is pleased to see publication of the paper Animal-friendly affinity reagents: Replacing the needless in the haystack. The opinion paper highlights the somewhat hidden cost to animal lives in the production of animal-derived antibodies, which are used in a wide range of scientific and commercial […]