Human-Based Platforms in Biomedical Researchby Michelle Dotzert, PhDExploring alternatives to animal research to understand biological processes in human health and disease
NewsBiomaterial Vaccine Boosts Lymph Node Expansion, Enhancing Immunityby Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired EngineeringA biomaterial vaccine sustains lymph node growth and boosts anti-tumor immunity in an animal study
NewsUsing Metabolomics for Assessing Chemical Safety May Reduce the Use of Lab Ratsby University of BirminghamNew method for grouping chemicals and using read-across for toxicology data could eliminate unnecessary animal testing
NewsMost Effective Ways of Foraging Can Attract Predatorsby University of BristolForaging strategies that maximize results may also increase risk of predation
NewsAssessing Emotions in Wild Animalsby University of Technology SydneyA new study examines indicators of mental well-being in wild animals to improve conservation efforts
NewsNew, Free AI Tool Helps Assess Manuscripts for Animal Research Transparencyby NC3RSThis software uses natural language processing to ensure transparency in accordance with ARRIVE
NewsBiologist Applies Quality Control for Quailby University of CincinnatiNovel system makes it easier to care for animals in a lab
NewsScientists Sequenced the World’s Largest Pangenomeby BGI GenomicsThis dataset contains comprehensive information on the genomes of domestic and wild silkworm
NewsIt May Already Be Too Late to Meet UN Genetic Diversity Targetby Carnegie Institution for ScienceMore than one-tenth of the world’s terrestrial genetic diversity may already be lost
NewsStudy Gives Animal Testing Alternatives a Confidence Boostby National Institute of Standards and TechnologyResearchers found that their results agreed with those of a common animal test method for 77 percent of the compounds
NewsNew Algorithm Allows for Faster, Animal-Free Chemical Toxicity Testingby Rutgers UniversityWith around 80,000 untested chemicals in use, Rutgers-led innovation addresses an urgent environmental safety need