Zoonotic diseases originate in animals but can become highly dangerous when transmitted to humans. Pathogens such as rabies ...

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As a researcher, I still remember the discomfort I felt every time I had to sacrifice laboratory animals for an experiment.

The FDA has released draft guidance that aims to clear up how drug developers can use alternative testing – but that doesn’t ...

Across the planet, animals are increasingly suffering from chronic illnesses once seen only in humans. Cats, dogs, cows, and even marine life are facing rising rates of cancer, diabetes, arthritis, ...

Genetic switches near the FTO locus may enable hibernators’ extreme metabolic resilience and could inspire future treatments ...

Recent research indicates a link between an animal’s gut bacteria and brain function. This may be true in humans, too.

The world's first lab-based tick feeding system for bush ticks, developed by researchers at the University of Melbourne, has ...

Animals that dwell at high altitudes have adapted to cope with low oxygen levels, a condition that damages a vital part of nerve cells ...

Some say the oldest known human settlement is Uruk, in modern-day Iraq. Others say Jericho, in Palestine. Wherever it is, it must be the place where synurbization—the process of wildlife adapting to ...