NRP 79 projects: The first three short videos are online

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Packing a multi-year NRP research project into a short film is no easy task. But it is important in terms of transparency and of providing insights into 3R research. The first three short videos are now online - more to follow.

Alternative methods to animal testing are becoming increasingly important. So-called NAMs (new-approach methods), i.e. methods that do not use laboratory animals or use fewer laboratory animals, are being used more and more frequently, particularly in biomedical research. But how are such approaches developed? How can they be implemented into practice? And what ethical or legal hurdles are there? The NRP 79 research groups are investigating these questions and trying to find answers.

With the help of short videos, the research groups are now providing insights into their work. Katharina Deuber, an experienced TV journalist and presenter, explained to the researchers in one-day workshops how to produce an exciting video with simple means. The teams then designed and produced their short films, mostly independently.

The first three of these videos are now available online in the three languages German, French and English.

A video about Alexandre Mayran's research project on the secrets of embryonic development.

A video about a model for the development and spread of skin cancer - and what this has to do with jelly.

The third video is about the contradictory way in which Swiss law deals with animals.

Over the coming weeks and months, more videos will be published.