Animal testing has shaped medicine for decades. Discover new alternatives, changing laws, and the future of humane science.

Testing products on animals became an industry standard in the cosmetic, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries nearly a century ago. Since that time, it has become clear that these tests cause ...

A social media post from the US Food and Drug Administration this week shows a big-eyed macaque staring out from behind bars. “Some drugs use 144 monkeys on average for preclinical testing,” the post ...

Criticism of animal research − usually associated with the progressive left − has grown in recent years, as the practice is blamed for the slow pace of drug development. The Food and Drug ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This week, the Trump administration released new draft guidance meant to steer drugmakers toward alternatives to animal testing. - ...