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

R3 Bio has a bold idea for replacing lab animals: genetically-engineered whole organ systems that lack a brain. The long-term ...

In late April 2025, days after U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., introduced articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, claims (archived) recirculated online that Thanedar had abandoned ...

As a researcher, I still remember the discomfort I felt every time I had to sacrifice laboratory animals for an experiment.

As the female protagonist in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Juliet declared, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” And so it goes, as the Humane Society of the United States/Humane Society ...

Every year, countless animals suffer in laboratories where they’re used to test cosmetics, chemicals, and medical treatments, often in cramped, sterile environments that offer no comfort or enrichment ...

The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday issued a draft guidance to help companies reduce animal studies of ...

The FDA has released draft guidance that aims to clear up how drug developers can use alternative testing – but that doesn’t ...

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 ...

The National Institutes of Health announced last week that it will no longer issue funding calls for grant proposals that rely solely on animal testing. Moving forward, all such calls must also ...

In the wild, a mouse or rat leads a precarious life. In the city, they dodge traps, poisons, and broom-wielding humans. In the countryside, they face owls, shotguns, and more poison. As Australia’s ...