NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

Larry Carbone offers an insider's perspective on the ethics of using animals in invasive research, the need for more compassion, and what must be done immediately on their behalf.

A respected resource for decades, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals has been updated by a committee of experts, taking into consideration input from the scientific and laboratory ...

Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there ...

Unfortunately, the use of nonhuman animals in laboratories has always been entrusted to people in the habit of ardently shutting out criticism. Research bureaucrats, for example-- those who determine ...

What are laboratory animal allergies and occupational asthma? Laboratory animal allergies (LAA) and occupational asthma (OA) are immune system reactions which develop from exposure to animal allergens ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — A national animal rights group is alleging violations of the Animal Welfare Act by a research organization contracted by University of North Texas Health Science Center led to the ...