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Tiny fruit flies under a microscope are a powerful weapon for science. Dr Martha Vicente-Crespo

February 15, 2016

How fruit flies can help keep African scientists at home

Silvia Muñoz-Descalzo, University of Bath and Timothy Weil, University of Cambridge

Fruit flies aren't just a remarkable organism for research. They are also central to a project that aims to provide more at-home research opportunities for African scientists.

The NHMRC code on animal use requires researchers to minimise harm, pain and distress but doesn’t provide guidance on how to do it. International Fund for Animal Welfare Animal Rescue Blog/Flickr

May 7, 2015

Australia failing to protect non-human primates in research

Monika Merkes, La Trobe University

Draft guildelines for the use of non-human primates in research will dilute what protections these animals have, despite numerous reasons to stop the practice entirely.

Australia uses over seven million of the around 115 million animals used for scientific research each year worldwide. Ikayama/Flickr

July 1, 2014

Why Australia needs to catch up on animal research transparency

Monika Merkes, La Trobe University

The UK government recently concluded a six-week consultation on discarding a section of its law on animal experimentation in the interest of openness. Australia doesn’t have such restrictive laws but we’re…

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Monika Merkes
Honorary Associate, Australian Institute for Primary Care and Ageing, La Trobe University
Rob Buttrose
University of Melbourne
Silvia Muñoz-Descalzo
Lecturer in Biology & Biochemistry; Developmental Biology Theme, University of Bath
Timothy Weil
Lecturer, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge