The Ethics and Reality of Animal Testing in Modern Medicine

Every year, millions of animals are used in laboratories, and for many people, the image is immediate and uncomfortable: ...

No live animal testing needed: Lab-grown airway organoids reveal viral infection in wildlife species

Experimental infections, where a pathogen is introduced into the host body to see its effects in action, are considered the ...
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Feds push animal testing alternatives; Wisconsin laboratory leads the way

Stem Pharm, a Madison biotech startup, is using lab-created 3D "organoids" to develop a treatment for Alzheimer's disease. In April, the FDA and NIH announced plans to incentivize so-called "new ...
STAT

Modern animal models for biomedical research remain far better than alternatives

In recent months, the Food and Drug Administration and National Institutes of Health have announced new initiatives to reduce and replace animal testing in biomedical research. Central to these ...
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The truth behind why some companies still test on animals

It’s not just "business as usual"—it’s a high-stakes tug-of-war between cutting-edge ethics and the complex reality of ...
The Hill

Cutting animal testing will jeopardize human health

The Food and Drug Administration and National Institutes of Health held a joint workshop July 7 on reducing animal testing in research, strikingly announcing that “NIH will no longer seek proposals ...
Fierce Biotech

FDA celebrates progress to end animal testing but experts warn there’s still a long way to go

Twelve months after releasing a roadmap to shift away from animal testing requirements, the FDA has declared mission ...