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Study: Experimental bird flu vaccine excels in animal models
To create the experimental bird flu vaccine, the researchers added what’s called a histidine tag, or his-tag, to both the H5 and N1. His-tags are short strings of amino acids that have a natural ...
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Study shows mammals’ daily schedules more varied than thought
Published in Science Advances, the study found that many species do not stick to a single daily rhythm, contradicting decades of scientific assumptions. These findings reveal the flexibility of ...
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The birds, the bees and aspirin: New book from Emory researcher discusses how animals use medicine
At the Atlanta Science Festival in March, Dr. Jaap de Roode discussed his book, "Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes & Other ...
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FDA’s Plan to Replace Animal Testing Begins a ‘New Era for Drug Testing,’ says Doctors Group
The nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which promotes the use of human-relevant test methods to replace ...
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FDA Phase Out of Animal Test Requirements for Drugs Begins With Biologics
The FDA laid out a three-year roadmap to phase out animal toxicity testing in drug research. In addition to organoids and lab ...
To promote drug safety, FDA to replace animal testing with AI-based experiments, other methods
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is replacing animal testing with human-relevant methods, including artificial ...