Between 3Rs: Imaging Tools and a New Collaboration
Optical imaging and a Virtual Education Community are doing their part to contribute to the 3Rs. Continue reading
Between 3Rs: Alternatives to Animals for Training Purposes
From 3D anatomical models to medical and surgical simulators, a database full of alternatives for animals in training. Continue reading
Between 3Rs: Do New Gene Editing Tools Mean Fewer Animals?
Innovations in breeding and genotyping are helping refine and reduce the use of research animals Continue reading
Between 3Rs: Refining the Housing Experience for Lab Mice
How can you encourage male mice to play nice in the sandbox? Try the Mouse Cubby, an innovation in refinement to current environmental enrichment devices. Continue reading
The Art of the Zebrafish
How a Charles River scientist’s images and movies are helping to inform our understanding of vascular development Continue reading
The Microbiome and CRISPR
Modulating the microbiome to treat disease, and employing sophisticated tools to ensure that CRISPR edits the right target. Hot topics to look for in 2018. Continue reading
Spotlight on Parkinson’s (Video)
What's percolating in the field of Parkinson's disease research? Scientists from Charles River and the Michael J. Fox Foundation discuss therapeutic advances, animal models and reproducibility Continue reading
The Synergy between CRISPR and RNAi
A recent article in Drug Discovery World describes how two tools are working together to build better mouse models. Continue reading
The “Silent” Confound that Biomedical Research Ignores
As we bring more technology into the vivarium we are inadvertently creating more noise and vibration, which could be harming our animals and disrupting our research! Continue reading
What’s In a (Viral) Name?
A new murine virus may be an old story retold. Read why Charles River scientists think that a novel herpesvirus has actually been studied for decades. Continue reading