Plastic tube for inspecting mice without handling them, c.2019.

Transparent, plastic tube for inspecting mice, reducing the stress of mice research models by eliminating the need to handle them, from the Biological Resources Unit at the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, c.2019.

This transparent plastic tube is designed to hold a laboratory mouse, so it can be examined without it having to be handled. This helps reduce the stress of mice used in research. The tube came from The Biological Resources Unit at Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute. Mice are vital models for understanding how tumours start and develop in living bodies, and are essential for identifying new targets for therapy and testing new treatments. In the United Kingdom, all new drugs - including cancer drugs - must be tested in animals before they are given to people. The tube is one way researchers who care for the welfare of these vital research animals maintain high-welfare standards, and reduce the risk of disease spreading between animals which could impact research studies.