A Tug of War Over Animal Testing is Dividing the Scientific Community
Animal-free alternatives to validate drug safety exist, so why are some researchers still hung up on it? By Roberta Staley,
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Israelis Create Cancer Drug without Animal Tests, by Using Human-Simulating Chip
Hebrew University professor says tech that mimics human body can now be used to develop other new treatments, saving time,
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Scientific conference – Towards replacement of animals for scientific purposes – Feb 2 -3, 2021
The scientific conference “Towards replacement of animals for scientific purposes” will take place online on 2 and 3 February 2021. Organised
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Human Skin Models as Alternatives to Animal Use
NAVS recently had the opportunity to speak with Eric Merle, Chief Commercial Officer at Genoskin. Genoskin provides the research community
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AstraZeneca begins final trials of Oxford University coronavirus vaccine, enrolling 50,000 people worldwide
In the race to find the vaccine, finally it is acknowledged that years of testing on various species is not
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Animals may no longer be used for the production of anti-bodies
Antibodies, part of the immune system that protect the body against repeat exposure to viruses and bacteria, are also important
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Welcome, and Mastercard Launch Initiative to Speed Development and Access to Therapies for COVID-19
From: https://www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-Center/Press-Releases/2020/03/COVID-19-Therapeutics-Accelerator COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator will coordinate R&D efforts and remove barriers to drug development and scale-up to address the
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Fighting COVID-19 without animal tests
Posted by Barbara Stagno · Contact Author · on March 22, 2020 As the deadly coronavirus spreads exponentially across the globe, researchers are racing
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