The symposium on “New generation GMOs: Refinement in procedures“, chaired by Belén Pintado and Jan Bas Prins, co-sponsored by the International Society forTransgenic Technologies (ISTT), organized within the Scand-FELASA 2010 meeting “New paradigms in laboratory animal science”, was held in Helsinki (Finland), on June 14-17, 2010. The event was a great success and higlighted the importance of “promoting the activities of ISTT among scientific collectives not directly involved in transgenesis, but that have close contact with present or future individuals that may benefit from our society”, as Belen Pintado concluded in her meeting report.
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A symposium report: New generation GMOs. Refinement in procedures, Helsinki 2010
Monday, June 28th, 2010Mouse Welfare Terms
Friday, February 5th, 2010Mouse Welfare Terms is a website dedicated to standardising the way we describe different characteristics of laboratory mice which may impact on their welfare. The team who have developed the listing of terms is lead by mouse care staff and have worked with veterinarian advice to compile a list of controlled language for cage-side descriptions of any mice that may cause concern while being used for scientific research. The ultimate aim of this listing is to highlight welfare concerns associated with the maintenance of laboratory mice and any phenotypes that should be conveyed when either using these models locally or transferring to other facilities.

