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A Call for More Human-Relevant Research at NIH

For decades, animal experimentation was considered the “gold standard” of biomedical research, but today a growing number of well-known scientists and researchers begin to challenge …

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CCS Public Disclosure 990 2022

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Horror Movies and Zoonotic Disease: What’s the Connection?

In the wake of a global pandemic, Dystopian films depicting rampant disease leading to the end of the world take on a new patina of …

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Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics Summer School: Animals, Scholarship, and Zombies?

The Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics held its Eighth Annual Oxford Animal Ethics Summer School in early August. This year’s theme was Animals and the …

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What We Are Made For: A Contemporary Take on Barbie

Unless you live under a rock, you’ve probably seen or at least heard about Barbie, directed by Greta Gerwig. Love it or hate it, Barbie …

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Organoids, Digital Twins, and the Law: A Case for Alternatives to Animal Testing

CEO and Co-founder of the Center for Contemporary Sciences, Dr. Aysha Akhtar M.D., M.P.H., was interviewed by Dr. Erika Gebel Berg Ph.D., Director and Science …

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The Public Health and Animal Protection Connection

COVID-19 changed lives. We lost loved ones and missed out on moments like weddings and graduations. Since March 2020, the term “once in a lifetime” …

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A Review of Human Disease Models in Drug Development

In the article Human disease models in drug development published in Nature, the authors delve into the critical role of human disease models in drug …

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The Milieu of Zuzalu

The sun began its slow descent into the Adriatic Sea when we arrived in Montenegro on May 2, 2023. Picture a 2-month long (non) Burning …

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Medical Countermeasures: More Potential for the FDA Modernization Act

In December 2022, the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 was passed by Congress as part of the FY2023 Omnibus bill. The FDA Modernization Act updated the …

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What If We Could Do Clinical Trials Before We Do Clinical Trials?

Originally appeared in Clinical Leader: Alternatives To Animal Testing In Preclinical Research (clinicalleader.com) I’m a doctor, but I hate wearing my car seat belt. And …

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The Role of Animal Experimentation in Endangering Species

On May 19th we celebrated Endangered Species Day, dedicated to learning about and taking action to protect endangered and threatened species. 2023 also marks the …

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