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New Research Examines How, and Where, Birds Fly

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It reports on research that attempted to uncover whether flight originally started as a running leap, or a misdirected fall. Birds seem to have an inborn gift for righting themselves while falling, as evidenced by the way fledgling Chukar Partridges react when dropped. (The The verdict?

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You Gotta Fight When You Think it’s the Right Thing to Do

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You can probably understand the disappointment of a herpetologist friend of mine when he discovered that his very research transect was now paved. In the 21st century this may sound like 19th century reasoning, but I fight because it’s the right thing to do. Yet, the site is quite ruined. I’d rather not discuss my disappointment.

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Tensions Mount over University of Florida Animal Research

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Not sure I agree with posting the researcher's photo. Animal rights activists are targeting a University of Florida researcher for his role in experiments on primates — even though he says he doesn't personally conduct animal research. website, where she posted the researcher's address and a picture of his home.

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Animal Welfare Concerns May Be Influencing UK Animal Research

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This article in the Herald Tribune claims that animal rights is winning out over animal research. I would take the article with a grain of salt. I've read the same on the other side. It depends on who's writing the article of course.I think it's still a long, long fight. But perhaps these are positive signs.

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Weekend Protest Against the Oregon National Primate Research Center

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Animal rights activists stretched a 60-foot banner across the Hawthorne Bridge {Saturday} morning targeting the Oregon National Primate Research Center at OHSU. Tags: animal research activism oregon national primate research center oregon. From Oregonlive.

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Animal Researchers Promote Sob Stories

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I don't support animal research and I have no sympathy for animal researchers. I do believe they want prestige, tenure, royalties and patent rights. I don't believe they are "brave" for "standing up" to animal rights activists. I don't believe they are "brave" for "standing up" to animal rights activists.

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Malaysia Approves Controversial Research Lab

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The veterinary services department launched a probe this month after animal rights campaigners accused the Progenix Research lab based in the northern state of Penang of cruelty to animals. Tags: animal research malaysia.

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