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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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Research Beagle Facility Ordered to Clean Up, Halt Breeding

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Not-so-Mellow Yellow: Pregnant Mice’s Urine Stresses Out Males

Bock's pygmy octopus in a lab tank—researchers explore if invertebrates like octopuses and crabs can feel emotions.

Do Crabs Have Feelings? Exploring Emotions in Invertebrates

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Chinchilla Supplier Loses License over Animal Welfare Violations

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Australian Research Faces Impending Scarcity of Lab Rodents

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USDA Only Carries Out Partial Inspections of Some Animal Labs

FDA Now Allows Certain Lab Animals to Be Retired and Adopted

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Special Schwann Cells in Mice Play Unsung Role in Pain

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New Mouse Model Predicts Two Clinical Trial Failures in Humans

USDA Cited 60 Percent Fewer Animal Welfare Violations in 2018

When Should Service Dogs Be Admitted into the Lab?

Researchers Take Action to End Airlines’ Restrictions on Lab Animals

The Challenges of Bringing Service Dogs into the Lab

Lab Animal Use in the UK Dips Below 2010 Levels

US Scientists’ Letter Calls for Transparency in Animal Research

USDA to Warn Some Facilities Ahead of Animal Welfare Inspections

Want to Boost Reproducibility? Get Another Lab Involved

Opinion: Label Drugs That Are Tested on Animals

Opinion: Reuse and Reduce

Inside a Lab Mouse’s High-Fat Diet

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Moss Medicines: The Next Revolution in Biotech?

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New Neurons Continue to Form in Adult Human Brains

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How Cysteine Depletion Drives Cells to Burn Fat 

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

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The Holy Grail Hunt in De Novo Antibody Design

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July 2025, Issue 1

What Causes an Earworm?

Memory-enhancing neural networks may also drive involuntary musical loops in the brain.

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Explore synthetic DNA’s many applications in cancer research

Weaving the Fabric of Cancer Research with Synthetic DNA

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Enhancing Elution of Plasmid DNA

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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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