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Antibodies, part of the immune system that protect the body against repeat exposure to viruses and bacteria, are also important research tools. Scientists generate and use antibodies for many procedures because of the way these proteins bind precisely to their unique biological targets. But despite the availability of superior non-animal methods for developing and producing […]
The US has moved in the right direction, away from misleading and wasteful animal trialsby LISA KRAMER The writer, a professor of finance at the University of Toronto, studies the role of animal models in biomedical researchInsisting on unreliable animal tests means patients, taxpayers, investors and many others will continue to suffer harm. The US […]
Canadians are speaking out against the Ford government’s Bill 156. What is the government hiding? STOP BILL 156 – ONTARIO’S ‘AG-GAG’ BILL The Conservative government’s proposed Bill 156 is a dangerous piece of legislation that would hide animal abuse and prevent animal activists, whistleblowers, media, and others, from performing their vital role in exposing the […]
by Kathryn Demuth Sullivan A glowing dye could help surgeons leave better “clean margins” during cancer excisions, allowing them to make sure that they haven’t left any cancerous tissue behind that could potentially propagate and increase the chance of a local recurrence. The dye, which was developed by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, glows […]
By Jennifer Hunter on June 22, 2020 CAARE’s investigative team has revealed that Boston Children’s Hospital is killing mice and rats to develop an enhanced version of botulinum toxin, a product already in widespread use for cosmetic and medical use. More commonly recognized by one of its commercial names (Botox), botulinum toxin has a number of […]
We talk about the “new normal” to describe life after COVID-19, but perhaps biomedical research itself may also be ready for a new normal, one that excludes needless animal suffering.Reading Time: 4 minutes Two questions stand out as we process the tragedy and uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic: how did this start? And how do we get […]
From Citizen’s for Alternatives to Animal Research and Experimentation (caare) at https://www.caareusa.org/when_life_becomes_worthless?utm_campaign=co2_gassing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=caare When life becomes worthless Posted by Jennifer Hunter · Contact Author · on June 08, 2020 Over the past three months, laboratories have escalated the largely hidden practice of gassing to death thousands of animals – mostly rats and mice, but likely other small mammals such as […]
