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You’re listening to the December episode of 3 Minute 3Rs.The papers behind the pod:1.      Protective cranial implant caps for macaques. Journal of Neuroscience Methods https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2020.1089922.      The ‘Cage Climber’ – A new enrichment for use in large-dimensioned mouse facilities. Applied Animal Behaviour Science https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2020.1050783.      Skin swabbing is a refined technique to collect DNA from model fish species. Scientific Reports https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-75304-1Transcript: It’s the 3rd Thursday of December and you’re listening to 3 Minute 3Rs, your monthly recap of efforts to replace, reduce, and refine the use of animals in research. For the last episode of 2020, we’re focusing on refinements for three different animals. Let’s start big.[NC3Rs]Measuring the electrical activity of neurons during sensory or motor activities can reveal how the brain