animal subjects

The long-tailed macaque and pig-tailed macaque are now endangered in the wild according to the IUCN Red List, which says exports for monkey research are partially to blame.

Researchers use optical illusions to investigate canine perception.

A new study demonstrates that some viruses can be transmitted on airborne particles other than those produced by talking, coughing, or sneezing.

Neither the maternal microbiome nor housing conditions appear to permanently alter which microbes remain in the animals.

Scientists say that increasingly rigorous licensing procedures have complicated research efforts—and in some cases, stopped experiments completely.

A pilot program announced last month will consider combining announced and surprise inspections.

The primatologist had written to the agency that the trial, which involved observing the effects of nicotine addiction in squirrel monkeys, was “cruel and unnecessary.”

Sharing leftover samples from preclinical experiments is one way biomedical researchers can make the most of animal models.

Researchers argue for the consideration of hormones and sex chromosomes in preclinical experiments.

Regulatory and compliance expectations for animal-based research are demanding, while public and political scrutiny of animal research is rising.

Budget issues are limiting the number of studies the Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology will try to re-do.

A research primate–breeding facility at the University of Oklahoma will phase out operations over the next few years.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service moves captive chimpanzees under the umbrella of federal protection that covers their wild counterparts.

The US Department of Agriculture penalizes the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, over the deaths of 12 muskoxen.

The NIH will significantly reduce the use of chimpanzees in biomedical research and retire the majority of its chimps to sanctuaries.

Animal-rights activists devastate a psychiatric research lab at the University of Milan.

The NIH will decide what to do with its research chimpanzees by the end of this month.

Researchers develop a scale for rabbits, akin to the grimace scale used for laboratory mice, to help assess pain during routine lab procedures.

The temporary closure of an Italian research dog breeder amid allegations of maltreatment could spell the end for the facility.