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Science in the news 3: Brain implants, rediscovered mammals and mentally time-travelling rats

Science in the news 3: Brain implants, rediscovered mammals and mentally time-travelling rats

From long-lost animals to rodent imagination, here’s a collection of the most exciting stories of science in the news
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Should all animals be treated equally in research?

The question of animal ethics in research has always been tricky to answer. New guidelines for cephalopods complicate things further as we consider what level of intelligence in animals should prevent their use in research
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Cute and cuddly: Unpacking animal conservation bias

Cute and cuddly: Unpacking animal conservation bias

All species should be treated equally – so why aren’t they?
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Don’t F*ck with Lambs: Manchester student discovers bin bags brimming with dead animals in Fallowfield

Don’t F*ck with Lambs: Manchester student discovers bin bags brimming with dead animals in Fallowfield

One student’s gruesome discovery highlights the wider problem of animals being dumped in Manchester
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Opinion: why bullfighting needs to be banned in 2019

Opinion: why bullfighting needs to be banned in 2019

As Spain’s Gonzalo Caballero suffers a severe injury, Iwan Hopkins submits his opinion on the sport which is always rife with controversy
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Do you know what goes on in the Stopford Building?

Is it okay that many of us don’t comprehend the costs of animal testing?
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Almost 500 animals killed a day by University of Manchester research

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The University admits to approving the use of 174,120 animals in 2016 as subjects of research
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Ode to Battery Chickens and Force Fed Geese

‘Chicken Run’ is one of those films which upon enunciating the name, stirs up the flame and fire deep in every child’s bosom. It is a story awash with freedom and slavery, honour and treachery, bravery and cowardice, but above all it is an epic tale recounting the exploits of how a group of battery […]
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