Biotech Animal Testing in UK Climbs to 30-Year High in 2011July 15th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
Aside from the controversies routinely surrounding genetically modified (GMO) foods, the biotech industry’s other elephant in the room may just be a mouse in a cage, according to new data released by the UK’s Home Office division. While the report shows a decline in tests involving monkeys, experiments involving other test animals, particularly mice, are actually at 30-year high, reports the BBC. Read More:Biotech Animal Testing in UK Climbs to 30-Year High in 2011Most Biomedical Research Chimps Can Retire, Panel FindsDecember 19th, 2011 - Erin Shaw
A new report from the Institute for Medicine calls for the retirement of most, but not all, of the 600 chimpanzee test subjects held by the National Institute for Health. NIH asked The Institute for Medicine for advice last December after NIH ordered a group of retired chimpanzees back into active research, sparking widespread protest. |
