Sentences with phrase «replacing animal testing»

Far from replacing animal testing, computer simulation is leading to smarter experiments — and the need for more animals.

Replacing animal testing, it can accurately replicate human - organ interactions for weeks at a time and can allow for measuring the effects of drugs on different parts of the body, according to the engineers.

The goal is to compare these engineered livers with animal models, with an eye toward replacing animal testing

This lung - on - a-chip could someday replace animal testing, Ingber suggests.

«Microreactor replaces animal testing.»

Adding nanotechnology - based optoelectronic sensors to human cells cultured on a chip keeps the cells healthy long enough to replace animal testing with a human liver - on - a-chip.

James Coon, our CEO, also believes that out technology can help reduce the use of animals in clinical trials: «We know that we won't be able to replace animal testing completely.

Not exact matches

Studies show that these models can accurately predict the ways that new drugs will react in the human body and replace the use of animals in exploratory research and many standard drug tests.

New experimental models based on three - dimensional reconstructions of human skin are helping to reduce chemical testing on live animals, but can not yet replace animals altogether

Yet governments continue to mandate animal tests, despite the lack of a formal demonstration of fitness for purpose, and a growing global realisation among scientists that animal toxicity tests are inadequate and must be replaced.

«Skin layer grown from human stem cells could replace animals in drug, cosmetics testing.»

In a statement, Jessica Sandler, a vice president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the animal rights group, noted her group supported the bill because it «contains important language to reduce and replace the use of animals in painful chemical toxicityAnimals, the animal rights group, noted her group supported the bill because it «contains important language to reduce and replace the use of animals in painful chemical toxicityanimals in painful chemical toxicity tests.

Also toxicity tests, such as on cosmetic products, can function according to the same principle and may replace animal experiments in the future.

The researchers now also see opportunities opening up for replacing pharmaceutical tests which currently involve animal experiments.

To gain widespread adoption in the academic and commercial research communities for personalized drug testing and other uses — and perhaps one day to replace millions of lab animals — organs on chips will need to be affordable and easy to use.

The tissue is not a viable organ, but may be useful for other purposes such as replacing animals in drug toxicity tests, the team said.

HSUS President and CEO Wayne Pacelle discusses developing alternative methods to replace animals in harmful research and testing.

The aim is to replace the carrier breeding - animal with a normal - testing offspring that equals or exceeds it in quality.

This formidable soap company uses its annual Lush Prize to reward scientists working to replace animals in product safety testing.