Animal cell and molecular biology examines how cells are built, how they process information and energy, and how they respond to their physical and chemical environments. At its heart is the cell ...

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 ...

Researchers reveal that the guinea pig pre-implantation embryo is very similar to the human embryo, spurring a better understanding of infertility and early human development. CRCHUM researcher Sophie ...

Many promising therapies fail because preclinical models do not fully capture the complexity of the human heart. A new review ...

For decades, the pharmaceutical industry has discussed moving away from in vivo models in preclinical research. Now, it’s more than a conversation. The FDA’s roadmap for reducing animal testing, ...

A fundamental challenge in preclinical research is accurately predicting human responses using conventional animal models. Traditional approaches often fail to adequately model human disease, creating ...

My journey into medicine started when I lost my grandpa to cancer. I remember him dropping me off at my sixth-grade classroom in the morning, and by the time I got home, he was gone. I bought an ...

Our body’s “blood factory” consists of specialized tissue made up of bone cells, blood vessels, nerves and other cell types. Now, researchers have succeeded for the first time in recreating this ...

Effective models could unlock some of what is still unknown in biology and help your doctor find the right treatment. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and ...

Every year, more than 100 million animals are used globally in biomedical research, yet over 90% of drugs that appear effective in animal trials fail during human clinical testing. 1 This staggering ...

Biohub, backed by Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, has launched the $500 million, five-year Virtual Biology Initiative to develop AI-powered predictive models of human cells. The plan will fund ...