Silicon Valley startup wants to grow 'headless humans' to replace animal testing

R3 Bio wants to grow human bodies without brains, which could replace lab animals in drug research and one day supply organs ...

Lab Animals Catch A Break: EPA Approves 13 High-Tech Alternatives To Chemical Testing

The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that it is expanding its list of approved alternatives to animal ...
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'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” grown from human cells. R3 Bio, a billionaire-backed biotech startup, is ...
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Bioelectronic-integrated artificial colon eliminates need for animal testing

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have developed a 3D human colon model integrated with bioelectronics to aid in colorectal cancer research and drug discovery. The "3D in vivo ...
New York Post

‘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” grown from human cells. R3 Bio, a billionaire-backed biotech startup, is ...