Animals have been used for medical research for thousands of years, dating back to ancient Greece where the first dissections were performed. These days, one of the main uses of animals is to ensure ...

Testing products on animals became an industry standard in the cosmetic, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries nearly a century ago. Since that time, it has become clear that these tests cause ...

The global use of antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs in animals will rise by the end of the decade, according to research published Wednesday in PLOS Global Public Health, a move that could ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. In this Guide, laboratory animals include any vertebrate animal (e.g., traditional ...

Animals from different species often rely on surprisingly sophisticated communication to work together, whether finding food, ...