Five animals that could help us beat human diseases
The relationship between animals and diseases is not one way.
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To tackle the new coronavirus, scientists are accelerating the vaccine process
Researchers are turning to nontraditional approaches to create vaccines and therapeutics
Turbo-charging chemotherapy for lung cancer
A naturally occurring hormone could help make chemotherapy much more effective for lung cancer
Turning Piglets Into Personalized Avatars for Sick Kids
 A team of scientists wants to accelerate research into a genetic disorder by using CRISPR to copy unique mutations from affected children into pigs. When Charles Konsitzke and Dhanu Shanmuganayagam first met, they were both just trying to get some peace and quiet. It was early 2014,…
Playtime and Heart Monitoring
Dogs play an important role in developing new medicines for heart conditions. In these studies, they wear special jackets that hold small telemetry devices to continuously track heart rate, blood pressure, and ECG activity. This real-time monitoring helps scientists understand how a new heart drug affects the cardiovascular…
Farm Animals
Home / Animal Groups / Farm Animals Animal Group: Farm Animals Farm animals make up less than 0.5% -less than one half of one percent- of animals in biomedical research. Species include dairy and beef cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poultry, and horses. These animals are needed for a…
Be An Advocate for Science
Be an Advocate for Science! There are many ways you can participate in advocacy for safe, life-saving research. Scroll down to learn more! Share Our World! Animal research contributes greatly to medical progress that helps both animals and humans to live longer and healthier lives. Share our information…
Peanut Taking a Break
Peanut is a dog with a naturally-occurring form of muscular dystrophy. He is resting with his research technician after a round of walking across a specially-designed floor plate that measures and records the strength of his muscles to determine whether treatments to reverse the disease are effective.
How Are Dogs Helping Us Cure Cancer in People?
The field of comparative oncology leverages other mammals’ cancers to develop better human treatments.
Researchers claim major breakthrough in the fight to cure cystic fibrosis
Adelaide researchers believe their breakthrough in stem cell transplantation therapy, developed in mice, could eventually provide a cure for cystic fibrosis.