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Posted on January 20, 2012 by |
The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) has created a reference page entitled Obtaining an Assurance to help institutions apply for their initial assurance for animal activities.  This Assurance is required for an institute to receive Public Health Service (PHS) funding. …
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Posted on January 19, 2012 by |
Late last year it was announced that the US Geological Survey would lose all of the funding for its National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) program. As of the 15th of January, 2012, the website’s database will be taken off-line. The…
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Posted on January 18, 2012 by | 0 Comments
A recent blog post by IMARC Research explains how to write effective notes to file when gaps are identified in clinical trial documentation. InfoEd’s software features built-in communication tools that can be used to record notes directly within the clinical…
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Posted on January 16, 2012 by | 0 Comments
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is seeking member-only comment on proposed animal welfare policies through 03/01/2012. Members can visit the “Policies open for comment” page here. This page displays several polices, along with descriptions and additional information. Issues have…
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Posted on January 16, 2012 by | 0 Comments
The NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM) announced publication of the “International Workshop on Alternative Methods To Reduce, Refine, and Replace the Use of Animals in Vaccine Potency and Safety Testing: State of the Science…
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Posted on January 16, 2012 by | 0 Comments
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) plans to set up food safety laboratories in every 4-5 districts that will carry out basic food safety testing and larger laboratories to test for contaminants including residues and heavy metals.…
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