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Listen in to a FREE webinar on Automation, sponsored by Tecniplast, on Tuesday, April 21 at 1PM ET. Automation in animal facilities can present opportunities to deal with a large number of issues including staff efficiency, environmental health and safety, quality and reliability to name just a few. This webinar will cover considerations for all size facilities whether using new or existing equipment. Speaker Christopher Cosgrove, Director of Vivarium Planning, Cosgrove FDS, Inc. will instruct you on how to:

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FEATURE ARTICLE
Contract Research and the Drug Discovery Process
By Stacy Pritt, DVM, MBA
Contract research organizations (CROs) play a vital role in the development and safety testing of drugs, biologics (e.g. vaccines), and medical devices. While CROs are not developing these products themselves, other companies (the "sponsors") contract specific development and safety studies to be performed at CROs.
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Three Keys to Beat Procrastination
Procrastination occurs for a number of reasons and in varying degrees. All of these reasons are internal, and really have nothing to do with the task itself. So if you have a few unfinished projects looming over your head and you can’t seem to muster the initiative to get them done, put these three procrastination-busting tips into play today. read more
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INDUSTRY NEWS
  • Licorice Extract Blocks Colorectal Cancer in Mice
    Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as aspirin and ibuprofen, and drugs that selectively target a protein known as COX-2 prevent the development of intestinal polyps, the precursors of colorectal cancer. However, these drugs have severe side effects that preclude their routine use in the prevention of colorectal cancer.
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  • Mutated Gene in Zebrafish Sheds Light on Blindness in Humans
    Among zebrafish, the eyes have it. Inside them is a mosaic of light-sensitive cells whose structure and functions are nearly identical to those of humans. There, biologists at The Florida State University discovered a gene mutation that determines if the cells develop as rods (the photoreceptors responsible for dim-light vision) or as cones (the photoreceptors needed for color vision).
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  • European Medical Research Community Demands Revision of EU Directive
    Unless it is amended, the new EU Directive on the Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes, as proposed by European Commission and European Parliament, could seriously impede the further advancement of European medical and veterinary research, according to a position paper from the European Medical Research Councils.
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  • Catheter Moves from Sheep Trials to Helping Humans
    Doctors at the University of Kentucky have successfully implanted a new type of catheter, called the Avalon Elite Bi-Caval Double Lumen Catheter, into an infant suffering from meconium aspiration.
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Industry Calendar

April 1-3, 2009
LAMA/ATA Annual Meeting
Charleston, SC

April 4-7, 2009
CALAS Annual Symposium
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

April 8-10, 2009
Texas Branch AALAS Annual Meeting
San Antonio, TX

April 10, 2009
Arizona AALAS/SWAERB Joint Spring Symposium
Tuscon, AZ

April 14 - 15, 2009
TurnKey Conference
San Antonio, TX

April 26-29, 2009
International Symposium on Laboratory Animal Science
Bangkok, Thailand

April 27 - May 1, 2009
Biosafety and Biocontainment Training for BSL-3 Laboratory Workers
Manhattan, KS

April 30 – May 1, 2009
District 8 AALAS Meeting
San Francisco, CA

May 13-14, 2009
QUAD Symposium
Albany, NY

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