Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This month's animal research news includes a spinal implant that reverses paralysis, a remarkable treatment for blood cancer, surgery involving robots, and frogs that have regrown amputated limbs. The Swiss public also voted on whether animal research should be banned.

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:13 Paralysed man walks thanks to spinal implant
1:05 Cancer killing cells still effective ten years later
1:45 Frogs regrow amputated limb
2:14 Robot performs keyhole surgery on pig
2:48 Swiss public vote in favour of animal research

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Credits
Paralysed man walks thanks to spinal implant: bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60258620
Cancer killing cells still effective ten years later: theguardian.com/society/2022/feb/02/first-patients-pioneering-car-t-cell-therapy-cured-of-cancer
Frogs regrow amputated limb: theguardian.com/science/2022/jan/26/frog-regrows-amputated-leg-after-being-given-drug-treatment
Robot performs keyhole surgery on pig: theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/26/robot-successfully-performs-keyhole-surgery-on-pigs-without-human-help
Swiss public vote in favour of animal research: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/results-of-the-vote-of-february-13--2022-switzerland-medias-tobacco/47271566

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