Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Animal Experimentation and Research Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Animal Experimentation and Research
Update – Food & Drug Administration’S Animal Testing Mandate, Andrew N. Rowan
Update – Food & Drug Administration’S Animal Testing Mandate, Andrew N. Rowan
WellBeing News
Following the end of the Second World War, the World Medical Association developed new ethical guidelines regarding research involving human subjects. These guidelines included requirements to obtain informed consent from research subjects but also emphasized the importance of conducting animal research before engaging in human clinical trials and other human research. This principle was included in legislation mandating the FDA to require prior animal research before permitting human trials of new drugs. That mandate was recently eliminated by new US legislation cosponsored by Senators Cory Booker and Rand Paul. The FDA can now encourage non-animal methods and no longer has …
A Quiet Revolution Replacing The Use Of Animals In Research, Andrew N. Rowan
A Quiet Revolution Replacing The Use Of Animals In Research, Andrew N. Rowan
WellBeing News
In May, 2019, the Sanger Institute, a major producer of genetically modified mice announced it was closing down its GMO mouse unit. They came to this decision “following a rigorous review” of its scientific strategy and after consulting with the Wellcome Trust, one of the major funders of biomedical research in the world today and a supporter of programs at the Sanger Institute. This decision presages a new phase in animal research when animal use will again begin to decline as other technologies take the place of animal studies in major laboratories.