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Some of the foundational studies in the field were neither ethical by today’s standards nor replicable. But we can do better.

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Lawsuit Alleges USDA Secretly Relaxed Animal Welfare Inspections

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Chinchilla Supplier Loses License over Animal Welfare Violations

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USDA Only Carries Out Partial Inspections of Some Animal Labs

Animal Welfare Records Return to USDA Website

FDA Now Allows Certain Lab Animals to Be Retired and Adopted

Fish Biologist Victoria Braithwaite Dies

EPA Aims to Drastically Reduce Animal Testing

Fixing the Flaws in Animal Research

JHU Researchers Harmed Dogs, Animal Rights Group Argues

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Opinion: Transparency Is Critical to Defend Animal Research

USDA Cited 60 Percent Fewer Animal Welfare Violations in 2018

Swiss Researchers Struggle to Get Animal Experiments Approved

Goats Prefer Happy Human Faces

Researchers Take Action to End Airlines’ Restrictions on Lab Animals

The Challenges of Bringing Service Dogs into the Lab

Former Students Allege Mistreatment of Lab Animals at Calgary 

Lab Animal Use in the UK Dips Below 2010 Levels

USDA to Warn Some Facilities Ahead of Animal Welfare Inspections

USDA Ordered to Publish Complete Animal Welfare Reports

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What are the Risks and Benefits of a Cold Plunge?

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Why Do Some Women Crave Chocolate Before Their Period?

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A Common Antidepressant Protects Organs from Damage During Sepsis

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Transform Omics Workflows with Scalable Cell Prep

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Accelerating Cancer Research Through Comprehensive Genomic Analysis

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Study Confirms Safety of Genetically Modified T Cells

A long-term study of nearly 800 patients demonstrated a strong safety profile for T cells engineered with viral vectors.

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TaqMan Probe & Assays: Unveil What's Possible Together

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Meet Aunty and Tackle Protein Stability Questions in Research and Development

Meet Aunty and Tackle Protein Stability Questions in Research and Development

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Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

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Making Real-Time PCR More Straightforward

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