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Vivisection: Study finds 115 million animals used in tests worldwide

About 115 million animals were used in scientific research globally in 2005, according to an estimate based on official national figures and extrapolations from the number of scientific papers that were published involving animals.

Vivisection Study finds 115 million animals used in tests worldwide

About 115 million animals were used in scientific research globally in 2005, according to an estimate based on official national figures and extrapolations from the number of scientific papers that were published involving animals.

FDA to Announce Rules for Engineered Animals

Today the government formally acknowledged that genetically engineered animals need regulation and oversight. It may seem strange to consumers that the Food and Drug Administration wants to treat genetically engineered animals as "new animal drugs." But if FDA implements what it has proposed, the agency will at least have to determine whether these newly designed foods are safe to eat.

Animals can adapt to small temperature differences

Animals can sense large changes in temperatures and either move away or die. Now researchers have found they can perceive small variations in temperature as well, and adjust accordingly.

Animals attack in 'Hail to the Chimp'

The video-game universe is bursting with cuddly animals. Characters like Sonic the Hedgehog, Crash Bandicoot, Ratchet, Daxter, Sly Cooper and the entire Pokemon family have built solid careers on a mix of athleticism and adorability. And they're all much cuter than their real-life counterparts.

Animals farmed for meat main source of food poisoning bug

Washington, Sept 28: Researchers from Lancashire, England, and Chicago, IL, have discovered that animals farmed for meat are the main source of bacteria responsible for food poisoning.

Animals Butchered At High School

BELLARINE, AUSTRALIA — (OfficialWire) — 08/14/08 -- Four students at an Australian high school were suspended after animals, including a pregnant rabbit, were found butchered.

Animals may evolve into new species

EDINBURGH: A new research at the Edinburgh University has suggested that climate change could make Africa's animals evolve into a number of new separate species.

Animals Set to Auction Their Art

Artwork made by raccoons at the Hutchinson Zoo in Kansas will go on auction during the Sept. 16 "Art by Animals" event conducted by the Auction Network. Credit: Hutchinson Zoo

Animals Adapt Their Vocal Signals To Social Situations

A special August issue of the Journal of Comparative Psychology, published by the American Psychological Association, presents a host of studies that investigate the way that animals adapt their calls, chirps, barks and whistles to their social situation.

Foreign Plants and Animals Cause Havoc on Waterways

Invasive animals and plants which have been released or seed themselves into the wild are causing havoc on the UK's rivers and canals, according to British Waterways.

Grazing Animals May Lessen Arctic Warning

U.S. scientists say they've determined the impact of global warming in the Arctic may differ from computer predictions because of grazing animals.

Grazing animals may lessen Arctic warning

U.S. scientists say they've determined the impact of global warming in the Arctic may differ from computer predictions because of grazing animals.

Grazing animals may lessen Arctic warning

State College, Pa. -- U.S. scientists say they've determined the impact of global warming in the Arctic may differ from computer predictions because of grazing animals.

Grazing animals may lessen Arctic warning

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Aug. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've determined the impact of global warming in the Arctic may differ from computer predictions because of grazing animals.

Cruelty to animals rising in "throwaway" Britain

LONDON (Reuters) - Cruelty to animals is rising fast in Britain's "affluent, throwaway society," the RSPCA said in a report on Wednesday.

'Blessing of Animals' Today in Centerville

A "Blessing of the Animals" is planned for today, 10 a.m., at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, 1131 S. Main, Centerville. Bring your pets for a joyous celebration of the feast of St. Francis. For more information call 295-1360.

REVIEW: Sim Animals - Nintendo Wii - First Look

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Kill Wild Animals With Your 360, PS3, Wii, PS3, or PS2

Be afraid... very afraid. Activision Publishing, Inc. released Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2009 for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION 3 and PlayStation 2 computer entertainment systems, and Wii, rendering no hunter safe amidst scores of savage animals in the world's most treacherous hunting locales. The latest title in the best-selling Cabela's Dangerous Hunts franchise turns the food chain upside down, where you will need to rely on precision shooting and quick reflexes to make it out of the wilderness alive.

FDA issues rules for genetically modified animals

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Genetically engineered animals moved closer to the dinner table on Thursday as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration made the process it will use to review new proposals public.

Maori Support Transgenic Animals/ Use of Humans

AgResearch claims two Maori Authorities want to go into business partnership with them to farm transgenic animals in New Zealand, and that some participants at hui want Maori human genes to be used.

ERMA Receives Gm Animals Field Test Applications

The Environmental Risk Management Authority has received four related applications from AgResearch Ltd to conduct wide-ranging genetic modification research of animals in scientific containment facilities.

Australia urged to save Coral Sea animals, history

Article:Australia urged to save Coral Sea animals, history:/n/a/2008/09/10/international/i001244D76.DTL

Inaction putting plants, animals at risk

Years of inaction is to blame for putting hundreds of Australian plants and animals at risk of extinction, the federal government says.

Canada's Shores Saved Animals From Devastating Climate Change 252 Million Years Ago

The shorelines of ancient Alberta, British Columbia and the Canadian Arctic were an important refuge for some of the world's earliest animals, most of which were wiped out by a mysterious global extinction event some 252 million years ago.

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