The lab animals had more natural microbiomes seeded by wild mice, unlike conventional models that are kept in sterile conditions.

Some researchers and animal rights groups are amplifying their opposition to an assay that measures how long a rodent tries to stay afloat.

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has been funding research since it formed in 2004, giving out nearly $3 billion in grants to date.

Researchers boosted levels of the dystrophin protein to nearly normal levels in a canine model of the disease.

Applications for Phase 1 and 2 human studies in Germany frequently lack sufficient information about an intervention’s efficacy in animal experiments, according to a new study.  

Including as few as two labs in a study improved the odds of getting the true effect size by as much as 23 percentage points, according to a replication model.

The BMJ inquiry finds that researchers presented only select results from animal experiments when applying for funding and approval for human trials.

Mice receiving the treatment produced their own monoclonal antibodies and survived infection with the life-threatening pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Neurons derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells fill in for lost dopamine neurons in a primate model of the disease.