Scientists stress out lab mice, a lot. Inducing chronic stress and anxiety in these furry critters is how scientists explore ...
“As a result of almost a hundred years of animal testing, we know every biomarker in mice, yet we haven’t found most of the equivalents in humans,” said Ort from her office in ...
Fifteen years ago, researchers introduced the first two mouse models of autism, each carrying a genetic mutation linked to ...
However, a UK-based defender of animal testing said claims of a divide between ... a commentary on issues with using mice and rats for human nutrition research was rejected because of her links ...
PETA, Rejoice: The Cosmetics Industry Has a Replacement for Animal Testing Mice and guinea pigs have long been subject to the wrath of cosmetics companies that use animals for skin allergy testing.
Drug C killed all the mice and rats. Drug D was taken by all ... exhausting wild populations to state that alternatives to testing on animals must be used when available and that the number ...
Mice, fish, cats, dogs, horses, rabbits, monkeys - they're all used in animal testing across the world. Until recently, the US Department of Agriculture used cats to research toxoplasmosis - a ...
Animal testing remains widespread, but the long history of campaigning against it has made some inroads, with some sectors pioneering alternative methods and scientists highlighting its shortcomings.A ...
As Nature reports, the Food and Drug Administration has proposed a ‘New Alternative Methods Program’ whose main purpose is to phase out animal testing. Every year, 111 million mice and rats ...
WINDSOR—The looming closure of a pioneering Canadian research centre is jeopardizing a federal pledge to end the most ...