animal research

An international team of scientists has identified the neural circuits that enable cuttlefish to change their appearance in just the blink to eye –...

Research from the University of Cambridge has revealed that, among schooling fish, groups can have different collective personalities, with some...

As part of the ongoing commitment to greater openness about animal research, the ten universities which conduct the most animal procedures have...

Skin plays a surprising role in helping regulate blood pressure and heart rate, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge and the...

Smoking, lack of exercise, bad diet and our genes are all well-known risk factors for heart disease, cancer and diabetes. But, as researchers are...

Scientists at the University of Cambridge will this week begin studying sheep that have been genetically modified to carry the mutation that causes...

Scientists have shown how the precursors of egg and sperm cells – the cells that are key to the preservation of a species – arise in the early embryo...

An artificial intelligence system designed by researchers at the University of Cambridge is able to detect pain levels in sheep, which could aid in...