THE CONVERSATION: Planetary science could save thousands of lab mice

  • Paul Tar

Press/Media: Research

Description

Experimenting on animals is a big part of biomedical research and also a big concern for those interested in animal welfare. Scientists are encouraged to use as few animals as possible in their research, but reducing animal numbers also reduces how precise a researcher can be about the results of a study. If a treatment only has a small effect, lots of animals are needed to see it.

However, a new machine-learning technique (a type of AI) could reduce the number of animals needed in certain studies and still give precise results.

Period30 Oct 2018

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  • Title Planetary science could save thousands of lab mice
    Media name/outletThe Conversation
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date30/10/18
    DescriptionExperimenting on animals is a big part of biomedical research and also a big concern for those interested in animal welfare. Scientists are encouraged to use as few animals as possible in their research, but reducing animal numbers also reduces how precise a researcher can be about the results of a study. If a treatment only has a small effect, lots of animals are needed to see it.

    However, a new machine-learning technique (a type of AI) could reduce the number of animals needed in certain studies and still give precise results.
    URLhttps://theconversation.com/planetary-science-could-save-thousands-of-lab-mice-104446
    PersonsPaul Tar
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Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Cancer

Keywords

  • animal research
  • planetary science
  • data science