But that was 20 years ago. Is that claim still true? Is animal testing truly necessary to keep humans safe? Or do we now have better options? Testing a product – whether it be a potentially life ...

AI may one day mean that animals are not required for medical testing From animal lovers to laboratory technicians, no-one enjoys subjecting animals to scientific testing. It is instead done to ...

They also agree that it's wrong to use animals if alternative testing methods would produce equally valid results. The case for animal experiments is that they will produce such great benefits for ...

Scientists reported Tuesday that they had succeeded in making human skin cells mimic embroynic stem cells, potentially bypassing the ethical debate over embryonic stem cell use. A cell biologist ...

Scientists in Newfoundland and Labrador are working to figure out how far the avian flu has spread through the province's ...

Animals and humans develop a certain tolerance ... a cancer drug dismissed by traditional testing methods may be effective in treating ...

He doesn’t get enough credit for it, but in his first term, President Donald Trump shut down some of the worst ...

WAUWATOSA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A middle schooler from Wauwatosa is doing something a lot of adults might not know how to do. She's lobbying lawmakers to pass a bill that would end animal testing. She ...

And about 8,000 substances are already tested on animals and approved for future use. Britain has banned testing cosmetics and their ingredients on animals since 1998, but EU-wide measures have ...

In fact some argue animal testing sometimes holds up the development of new treatments. That's because potential therapies that fail safety tests on animals could still work in humans. According ...

In the European Union, for example, animal testing is already forbidden. Brazilian Confederation of Animal Protection President Carolina Mourão believes the ban will have a positive impact on ...