A Shift from Animal Testing
There has been a push toward animal-free alternatives in scientific research. But the success of such alternatives hinges upon whether and where they can outperform standard animal models.
Listen to this article Scientists have been using animals to study biology since the advent of Western science. Nearly 2,000 years ago, dissecting human corpses was taboo, but experimenting on living animals was so widely accepted that Galen’s public vivisections of squealing pigs in Ancient Rome drew crowds of distinguished guests and curious onlookers. The animal testing industry, however, is much more recent. Less than a century ago, American pharmaceutical companies could sell drugs without testing them at all. Drug makers weren’t forced to do so until the passage of the Food, Drug,…
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