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Leaflets
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Focus
on Human Tissue in Research
An information leaflet explaining why
human tissue is vital for medical research, how it can replace animal tests and what
people can do to help. [Updated April 07] |
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FoA
Leaflet
A general information leaflet
describing what FoA represents and some of its past and present initiatives and campaigns. |
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VRT
Leaflet
A general information leaflet
detailing the importance of human volunteers and highlighting some of the VRTs previous
initiatives. |
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Posters
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FoA Serum Free Information Poster and FAQ Sheet
An A4 copy of a
poster entitled: Focus on Alternatives Replacing Animal Serum in Biomedical Research,
which explains the welfare and scientific concerns about fetal calf serum collection and
use, and a frequently asked question sheet about serum free media and its application. |
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5th
World Congress Poster
An A4 copy of a poster entitled: Focus
on Alternatives Recent Initiatives in the UK, which was displayed by FoA at the 5th
World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences, Berlin, August 2005. |
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4th
World Congress Poster
The contents of a poster entitled: Recent
Initiatives by Focus on Alternatives in the UK, which was displayed by FoA at the 4th
World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences, New Orleans, August
2002. |
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Early
Planning Poster (A)
An A4 sized poster depicting a
strategy for the early planning of a project which might involve the use of animals.
The strategy was designed by FoA to help scientists meet their obligations to
ensure that the Three Rs are implemented wherever possible. |
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Early
Planning Poster (B)
An A4 sized poster depicting a
hypothetical project to illustrate how the above strategy might be implemented. |
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| Articles
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| Langley, C.K. et al (2008) Volunteer studies in pain research — Opportunities and
challenges to replace animal experiments The report and recommendations of a Focus on
Alternatives workshop. NeuroImage 42(2): 467-473. (Abstract available free of charge from Science
Direct, full text requires subscription) |
| Even, M.S. et al. (2006) Serum-free hybridoma
culture: ethical, scientific and safety considerations. TRENDS in Biotechnology 24(3):
105-108. (Abstract
available free of charge from Science
Direct, full text requires subscription) |
| Langley, C. et al. (2005) Opportunities to replace
the use of animals in sepsis research. The report and recommendations of a Focus
on Alternatives workshop. ATLA 33(6): 641-648. |
| Newman, C. (2003)
Serum-free cell culture - the ethical, scientific and economic choice. The
Biomedical Scientist September: 941-942. (Presented on this site with permission of the copyright
holder The Institute of Biomedical Science) |
| Jenkins,
E.S. & Langley, G. (2002) Adoption of animal welfare principles by UK
regulators. Toxicology 176: 245-251. (Presented on this site with the permission of the copyright
holder, Elsevier Press) |
| Langley G. et al.
(1999) Accessing information on the reduction, refinement and replacement of animal
experiments. Report and recommendations of a Focus on Alternatives workshop. ATLA
27: 239-245. |
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| Miscellaneous
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FoA Serum Free Media Table
The FoA table lists
over 300 serum-free products, indicating suppliers, applications and cell types supported
for each product. |
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FoA Human Tissue Survey
Results
FoA has undertaken a survey on
the availability of primary human tissues for research, in order to identify any
limitations to the more widespread use of human tissues. Here are the results. |
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FoA Human Tissue Press Release
On 16th
August 2005 FoA officially launched its campaign to heighten awareness of the human tissue
issue. This is the Press Release which accompanied the launch. |
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TGN1412 Clinical Trial Disaster Submission
FoA's submission to
the Expert Group assembled to investigate the scientific issues raised by this clinical
trial. |
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