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Bioscience Briefing

For info about biomedical funding, animal research and other bioscience issues, click here.

Legislation Watch

So-called "Pet Safety Bills" don't protect pets but they do pose a threat to medical research. More information

Science Policy Announcements

For the latest news from the APS Science Policy click here.

Resource Book Now Available

Click here for more info on The APS Resource Book for the Design of Animal Exercise Protocols.

States United For Biomedical Research

Information is available about state-based programs providing information and educational outreach concerning biomedical research. Go to http://www.statesforbiomed.org to learn about programs near you.

Resources Available from States United For Biomedical Research

• Living Proof: Medical Research Offers Hope

For Researchers

• Personal safety advice for researchers (New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research)
• Managing Inspections (New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research)

Community Outreach

• "Thank Research If..." Poster (States United For Biomedical Research)
• Community Outreach Guide Includes "Talking Points" excerpted from the NCABR Rx for Science Literacy teacher manual
• For the Greater Good: Animals in Research (North West Association for Biomedical Research). Five articles with different perspectives about animals in research originally published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer in April 2000

Educational Materials

• Infection —The Game—(Animal Helpers version). (Ohio Scientific Education and Research Association)
• BioRAP ("Biological Research for Animals and People") inquiry series. (Connecticut United for Research Excellence) Includes units on Aging & Genetics; Product Safety; Cancer; Sun & Skin; AIDS; and Risk Assessment.
• Ethics in the Classroom curriculum materials. (North West Association for Biomedical Research)
• Animals in Science: A Resource Guide (Pennsylvania Society for Biomedical Research)
• Biomedical research information for students (California Society for Biomedical Research)
• Biomedical Research "tutorial" (Texas Society for Biomedical Research)

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