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Animal testing alternatives to dominate, but not overnight

In a bid to prioritise more human-relevant models, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has enforced a plan to phase out animal testing for monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) in the preclinical stage, ...
News Medical

EU researchers call for wider use of alternatives to animal testing

Animal testing has been widely debated for many years. Following a large public petition, the European Commission is developing a roadmap to outline how all animal testing for chemical safety ...
IFLScience

Is Animal Testing Necessary – And Where Are We On Alternatives?

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...
Phys.org

Researchers propose next steps toward fewer animal tests

Better for both animals and humans Alternative testing methods are, from an animal welfare perspective, clearly preferable. However, these methods are also much faster to carry out, which means that ...

Korea Institute of Toxicology explores alternatives to animal testing

As bioethical concerns over preclinical testing have come to the fore, countries around the world are stepping up research ...
EurekAlert!

Emerging alternatives to reduce animal testing show promise

In a Policy Forum, Chad Nelson and colleagues highlight the efforts of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in advancing alternative methods to reduce animal testing for regulatory use. Animal ...
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RFK Jr. Wants to Outlaw Animal Testing in the U.S. and Become the First Country to Do So

RFK Jr. is pushing to end animal testing in the U.S. using AI and human-based alternatives to replace. The post RFK Jr. Wants ...
Phys.org

How do researchers determine how toxic a chemical is? A toxicologist explains alternatives to animal testing

A vast number of chemicals are registered for production and use around the world. But only a portion have been thoroughly evaluated for their toxicity due to time, cost, ethical concerns and ...
MedPage Today

FDA Proposes More Flexibility in Alternatives to Animal Testing in Drug Development

Drug developers will be able to use alternatives to animal testing and possibly get new products to market faster under draft guidance issued Wednesday by the FDA. In a press release, officials said ...
STAT

She’s leading NIH’s push to reduce the use of animals in biomedical research

It wasn’t just a favorite childhood pet, or the fact that she cares deeply for animals, that led Nicole Kleinstreuer to help launch the National Institutes of Health’s initiative to scale back ...
Law

EPA Revives Plan to End Animal Testing by 2035

In 2019, the EPA called for a 30% decrease in animal testing by 2025, and a total phase-out by 2035. The agency under the Biden administration walked that back in 2021, arguing that, while ending ...