The Hill

Cutting animal testing will jeopardize human health

The Food and Drug Administration and National Institutes of Health held a joint workshop July 7 on reducing animal testing in research, strikingly announcing that “NIH will no longer seek proposals ...

Inside the Race to Develop a Test for the Rare Andes Hantavirus

A University of Nebraska lab has developed a test that can detect the virus before symptoms become severe. Now, it's ready to ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Variability and Relevance of Current Laboratory Mammalian Toxicity Tests and Expectations for New Approach Methods (NAMs) for use in Human Health Risk Assessment

Animal testing is often used to evaluate the potential risks, uses, and environmental impacts of chemicals. New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) are technologies and approaches that can potentially ...

Inside the Army's extreme test lab, inventing futuristic food, gear, and warfighters

Inside the Army's Natick lab, scientists push gear to the brink — from fire to Arctic cold — to keep soldiers safer in the most extreme conditions.
The Conversation

Developing lab‑grown human cartilage… using apples!

A research lab at the University of Caen Normandy (France) has succeeded in making cartilage using decellularized apples. The Bioconnect laboratory at the university, which I head, has just published ...