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To test whether chemicals are toxic to humans, researchers need to use liver cells that have been freshly harvested from mice or other mammals. A new collection of stable cell lines, described in BMC ...
Change often involves a pivotal event that builds on previous history and opens the door to a new era. Pivotal events in science include the discovery of penicillin, the elucidation of the DNA double ...
Biocompatibility testing is a necessary part of any medical device validation process. It is governed by FDA’s ISO 10993 guidance document, a seemingly rigid statement that provides a general matrix ...
Sixteen federal agencies partnered to develop a strategic roadmap that offers a new framework for the safety testing of drugs and chemicals, which aims to provide more human relevant toxicology data ...
Representatives from four international agencies, including the director of the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP), today signed a memorandum of cooperation that could reduce the number of animals ...
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Effort to end animal testing grows, but alternatives still fall short
Federal regulators in the United States are pushing harder than ever to reduce and eventually replace animal testing in drug and chemical safety assessments. The FDA has released draft guidance ...
If anyone out there is still wondering about the superiority of alternatives to animal tests, look no further than what is happening right now in the Gulf of Mexico. In its efforts to assist the ...
To test whether chemicals are toxic to humans, researchers need to use liver cells that have been freshly harvested from mice or other mammals. A new collection of stable cell lines, described in BMC ...
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