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New law clarifies alternatives to animal testing for safety, efficacy of drugs

AVMA News

authorizes the use of certain alternatives to animal testing, including cell-based assays and computer models, to obtain an exemption from the Food and Drug Administration to investigate the safety and effectiveness of a drug. The recently passed FDA Modernization Act 2.0

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Groups Seek Charges in Sheep Decompression Tests

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You heard it right.sheep decompression tests. The university stopped conducting the experiments last fall when it learned that it may have been violating state law, said Eric Sandgren, who oversees animal research at UW-Madison. From the Wisconsin State Journal.

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Will Arizona Exempt Animal Testing from Cruelty Laws?

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Unbelievable, but this stupid exemption is gaining support. Supposedly people either 1) believe the State has no place overseeing labs (USDA does that) and 2) bioscience is already very well-regulated. This is all about making the stupid state friendly to the biotech industry. They get a huge tax break?

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Just in Time: Kenn Kaufman’s “A Season on the Wind” — a review

10,000 Birds

As a test of endurance, as a physical ordeal, it’s both miraculous and monstrous.” The harshest law of all, one more draconian than any human legislature could enact, is the law of unintended consequences. As Kaufman says: “Four nights and three days in the air. Eighty hours of flying. More than two thousand miles.

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Binocular snobbery

10,000 Birds

I remember my future father-in-law being taken back by my purchase, as spending £100 on binoculars was a lot of money for someone who was also saving for his first house. I bought mine in 1975, the year before I got married. I reasoned that if I didn’t buy the binoculars then, I would be unlikely to afford them once I was married.

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Puerto Rico Plans Huge Primate Breeding Facility to Supply Researchers

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Less than one year ago, Puerto Rico enacted a landmark animal protection law, based in part on a set of model laws drafted by the Animal Legal Defense Fund. states and jurisdictions with regards to the strength of their laws protecting animals. The sweeping set of reforms provided for in Act 154 (P S.

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9 Killer B2B Demand Generation Strategies To Fuel Your Marketing

Sales and Marketing Management

Also, the CPM or cost per impression of digital campaigns coupled with stringent global compliance laws and email regulations has made targeted marketing solutions an irresistible avenue to reach prospects. Keeping a tab on crucial statistics and testing out new designs can help you optimize your site and boost conversion.

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