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NIH reducing medical animal testing

The NIH is investing millions to reduce animal testing, funding AI, computer models, and lab-grown human tissue as ...
STAT

STAT readers on animal models, sexual assault kits, and more

Torie Bosch is the First Opinion editor at STAT. First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech ...
Yahoo

To promote drug safety, FDA to replace animal testing with AI-based experiments, other methods

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FDA Commissioner Martin Makary on Thursday announced a move away from animal-based drug testing in favor of human-based methods ...

RFK Jr.’s moves on animal testing spur Capitol Hill action

In his first two years on the job, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has become a polarizing figure ...
Nature

The age of animal experiments is waning. Where will science go next?

Last November, the UK government announced a bold plan to phase out animal testing in some areas of research. Animal tests for skin irritation are scheduled for elimination this year, and some studies ...
C&EN

FDA’s shift from animal testing opens doors for organoid makers

The last few weeks have been busy for Jim Corbett. Corbett, the CEO of organ-chip developer Emulate, has been fielding requests from potential clients, as well as from early investors who say they ...
FierceBiotech

FDA plans to end animal testing requirements for monoclonal antibody drugs

The National Association for Biomedical Research said that "there is currently no full replacement for animal models in biomedical research and drug development." (iStock / Getty Images Plus) The FDA ...
The Scientist

FDA Announces Plan to Phase Out Animal Testing. Will That Work?

In April of this year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new roadmap that aims to replace animal testing in the development of new drugs with more human-relevant methods. The goal is ...
CNN

The push to end animal testing is gaining steam, but technology can’t fill the gap yet

A social media post from the US Food and Drug Administration this week shows a big-eyed macaque staring out from behind bars. “Some drugs use 144 monkeys on average for preclinical testing,” the post ...