'Headless' human bodies could replace lab animals for scientific testing: 'A great source of organs'

Sad sack or serious salvation? A small group of scientists is angling to replace laboratory animals with living “organ sacks” ...
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Feds keep Monkey Island on life support as animal testing debate rages

WASHINGTON — A federal health agency faced with a public outcry over its use of animals in medical research will spend another $4.3 million to keep South Carolina’s secretive Monkey Island on life ...
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Billionaire-backed R3 BIO grows lab organs to replace animal testing

Boston biotech firm R3 BIO is developing lab-grown organ systems called "bodyoids" with investors hoping the technology could ...

A Billionaire-Backed Startup Wants to Grow 'Organ Sacks' to Replace Animal Testing

R3 Bio has a bold idea for replacing lab animals: genetically-engineered whole organ systems that lack a brain. The long-term ...

The push to end animal testing is gaining steam, but technology can’t fill the gap yet

The FDA has released draft guidance that aims to clear up how drug developers can use alternative testing – but that doesn’t ...