Toxicity Testing Makeover: Fewer Animals, Better Results
“A few years back all the animals went away.” That is the opening line to Neil Gaiman’s story “Babycakes”. His story discusses, in brief, the consequences of using all the animals for testing, food, and decorations, until there are none left; and the drastic steps taken to replace them with another species: humans. Hopefully, with new approaches to animal testing being developed, it won’t come to that. Recently, The European Commission revealed information on a new research program that will develop a modern approach to repeat-dose toxicity testing. Due to conflicting legislative demands for more thorough safety testing of chemicals…
