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 ...

Sad sack or serious salvation? A small group of scientists is angling to replace laboratory animals with living “organ sacks” ...

Around 348 B.C., Aristotle took a two-year trip to the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos to study animals in a lagoon. Along with observing the creatures in their natural habitat and surmising, among ...

A group of scientists from a biotechnology startup known as R3 Bio have created multi-organ biological platforms know as ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced plans to begin replacing animal testing in drug development with “more effective, human-relevant methods”, including AI models and lab-based ...

The FDA has released draft guidance that aims to clear up how drug developers can use alternative testing – but that doesn’t mean animal testing in the US is over.

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 ...

Real change takes a long time, and when it happens, it must be recognized. The FDA and the NIH have announced their move away from animal testing, improving scientific outcomes and marking a victory ...

Members of Congress exploded Thursday over reports that taxpayer money has paid for experiments using “transgender lab rats,” saying it was time to shut down the government’s animal-testing industry.

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If a Connecticut legislative committee were to get its way, breeders and facilities that do animal testing would be required to offer animals they no longer want for adoption instead of immediately ...