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To tackle a backlog in toxicity testing, US federal scientists are modernizing programs with high-throughput assays and AI. 

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Discover how to select the optimal viability assay to match a research question

A Life-or-Death Situation: Determining Cell Viability

Remove a Common Source of Experimental Error

Reducing Risk in Therapeutic Drug Treatment and Monitoring

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Understanding Our Enemies: Identifying Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance

The Community-Wide Effort to Standardize QA/QC for Metabolomics and Lipidomics

Bald Eagle Killer Identified

Perfecting Dose Response Assays

Q&A: Tire Rubber Preservative Harms Coho Salmon, Study Suggests

EPA Science Board Criticizes Proposed Regulatory Rollbacks

Janette Sherman, Public Health Activist, Dies

EPA Aims to Drastically Reduce Animal Testing

Fixing the Flaws in Animal Research

Sunscreen Ingredients Absorbed into Blood: Study

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Artificial Intelligence Shakes Up Drug Discovery

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Humane Society Successfully Campaigns to End Pesticide Test on Dogs

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A Landmark Study On BPA Leaves Scientists at Odds

Software-Based Chemical Screen Could Minimize Animal Testing

EPA to Limit Assessments of Toxic Chemical Risks

Bees’ Molecular Responses to Neonicotinoids Determined

Nasser Zawia: An American Scientist Born in Yemen

Will Organs-in-a-Dish Ever Replace Animal Models?

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