Researchers have developed a novel animal model that fundamentally changes the understanding of lupus, a complex autoimmune disease. They demonstrate for the first time that a defect in skin cells can ...

LaBonne is president of the Society for Developmental Biology and the Erastus Otis Haven professor of molecular biosciences at Northwestern University. Imagine a world without lifesaving medicines, ...

In recent months, the Food and Drug Administration and National Institutes of Health have announced new initiatives to reduce and replace animal testing in biomedical research. Central to these ...

Colibacillosis, caused by avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC), leads to high morbidity and mortality in poultry. Among APEC, serogroups O1, O2, and O78 are often implicated. However, studies have ...

Animal models are established, important tools for preclinical safety and efficacy testing. Companies are advancing more “humanized” models to better reflect human responses, while at the same time ...