This year could mark a turning point for one of science’s most familiar animals: the laboratory mouse. For decades, mice and ...

In recent months, the Food and Drug Administration and National Institutes of Health have announced new initiatives to reduce and replace animal testing in biomedical research. Central to these ...

The government has set out a plan to phase out scientific experimentation on live animals in all but the most exceptional situations. New funding will be given to researchers to support a pivot ...

Advanced in organs on chips, digital twins, and AI are ushering in a new era of research and drug development. Earlier this week, the UK’s science minister announced an ambitious plan: to phase out ...

Carlin is a vice president at Pathway Policy Group and a veterinarian. Paragas is the CEO and founder of DVLP Medicines and a virologist. The Food and Drug Administration’s recent decision to phase ...

For decades, preclinical testing in mice, rats, and nonhuman primates has been a crucial part of drug development, an important although not infallible way to ensure some measure of safety for human ...

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 ...