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FROG STUDY REVEALS EARLIEST KNOWN EXAMPLE OF BRAIN-BODY INTERFACE

New research conducted in embryonic frogs and published in Nature Communications has identified the earliest-known example of the brain-body interface. This finding could expand the understanding of human cognition and lead to better ways to treat birth defects and injuries.

Author APCFPosted on December 8, 2017December 8, 2017Categories Scientific News

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  • Introduction
  • About Us
    • Staff Profiles
    • Our Role
    • Contact Us
    • Behind the Scenes
    • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Our Services
    • Veterinary Consultation
    • Mouse Colony Management Consultation
    • Animal Supply
    • Animal Import & Export
      • Overseas Import & Export
      • Inter-institutional relocation
    • Animal Husbandry and Caring
    • Animal Operations & Procedures
    • Embryological, Reproductive & Transgenic Services
      • Mouse Line Rederivation
      • In vitro fertilization (IVF)
      • Embryo Cryopreservation
      • Sperm Cryopreservation
      • Mouse Line Revival from Cryopreservation
      • Morula-morula aggregation
      • Pronuclear (DNA or CRISPR/Cas9 components) Microinjection
      • Cytoplasmic (CRISPR/Cas9 components) Microinjection
    • Basic Charge
  • Quality Assurance
    • Animal Microbiological Quality
    • Animal Genetic Quality
    • Environmental Monitoring
    • Equipment Validation
  • Learning
    • New User Training and Orientation
    • APCF Training Newsletter
    • Useful External Websites
    • Videos
    • Free Online Training Modules
  • Guide For New Users
  • Forms & Applications
    • AEC Protocol Approval (CRP form)
    • Animal Experiment License
      • Application Form: Form 1
      • Report of Experiments: Form 6
      • Return of Experiments: Form 7
    • Medical Surveillance (HSEO)
    • Animal Caring Request Form
    • Reporting Animal Welfare Concerns
    • Adverse Event Report
    • Cage Space Application
    • Relocation of Experimental Animals from Facilities Outside of HKUST
  • Guideline & Operating Procedures
    • Guidelines & Procedures for Research Practices
      • APCF Guidelines on Anesthesia
      • Committee on Research Practices
      • Government Legislation
      • Hong Kong’s Code of Practice for Care and Use of Animals for Experimental Purposes
      • AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2013 Edition
      • Guideline on the Use of Anesthesia
      • International Guides & Codes of Practice on the Care & Use of Animals in Research
      • Hazardous Chemicals Information Resource Websites
      • Rabbit Antibody Production
    • SOP list
  • News
    • APCF News Blog
    • Health Reports (Last update: Aug2019)
    • Pop-Up Archives
    • Animal Welfare News
    • Laboratory Animal Care & Vet Science News
    • Science News
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