Experiments on animals (“in vivo” experiments) have long been the norm for learning about human health and disease, because testing on live animals enables researchers to investigate how chemicals, ...

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy recently sought input on ways to accelerate the American scientific ...

Explore the shift from animal testing to innovative, human-relevant methodologies in pharmaceutical research for ethical and ...

A House committee will hold a hearing this week scrutinizing whether National Institutes of Health animal research amounts to ...

This story is part of a collaboration with The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina. A federal health agency that has promised to scale back its animal research has drawn the attention of ...

The 3Rs (replacement, reduction, refinement) are a set of principles that provide an internationally accepted framework toward achieving more humane scientific research by minimizing animal distress.