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Brain interface research demonstrates perception feedback in Primates

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Matthew Tanner | 0 Comments

A recent letter to Nature describes a series of experiments involving rhesus macaque monkeys and Brain-Machine-Brain-Interfaces (BMBIs), in which these animals were able to move an object with their thoughts,…

NIH halts new Awards for Chimpanzee Research

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Matthew Tanner |

In response to the December 15, 2011, report by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (IOM) entitled “Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Assessing the Necessity”, the NIH…

UK Academy of Medical Science publishes report on animals containing human materials

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Matthew Tanner |

In July 2011, the Academy of Medical Science (UK) issued a report “Animals containing human material”, abbreviated ACHM, that described the need for a formal governing system or body that…

IOM Recommends limits on Chimpanzee research

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Matthew Tanner |

On December 15, 2011, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (IOM) published a report entitled “Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Assessing the Necessity” in response to a…

Select Agents – Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Matthew Tanner | 0 Comments

On October 3, 2011, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal…

Improving Response to Change in Research

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Matthew Tanner |

InfoEd Global was represented at the 2011 PRIM&R Advancing Ethical Research Conference by Becca DuBose and Kelsey Rosell. InfoEd Global was a Bronze Supporter of this year’s conference, which offered…

Animal Facility Disaster Planning and Response

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Matthew Tanner |

Earthquakes, fires, tornados, lightning, avalanches and alien attacks! Natural disasters can happen at any time, without warning. Having a definitive plan can help coordinate the response and mitigate disruptive events…

New Draft Guidance on Exculpatory Language in Informed Consent Documents

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Matthew Tanner |

The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) is collaborating with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to produce a new joint guidance on exculpatory language in consent documents for research.…

Guidance on Publication of Animal Research

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Matthew Tanner |

A recent publication entitled, “Guidance for the Description of Animal Research in Scientific Publications” from the National Academies Press (Sept, 2011), authored by the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR)…

The Rise of Animal Law

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Matthew Tanner |

In a recent article published this April in the Journal Science entitled “The Rise of Animal Law” by Greg Miller, the author discusses the notable advances in animal rights over…