NIH Announces Plan to Use Fewer Animals in Federally Funded Research

The change will be overseen by a new office within the National Institutes of Health.
NIH Announces Plan to Use Fewer Animals in Federally Funded Research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Md., on May 30, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Zachary Stieber
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) on April 29 unveiled a new plan to replace some animal testing in federally funded research with alternatives such as lab-grown organs.

The NIH, which funds research across the United States as well as in other countries, said in a statement that animal testing is still vital when testing new technologies, but that other options can be used “to yield replicable, translatable, and efficient results either alone or in combination with animal models.”
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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