In vitro skin irritation testing has emerged as a critical component in the safety evaluation of chemicals and medical devices, aiming to replace traditional animal-based assays. Central to this ...

Humans began culturing animal cells and tissues as early as the late 19th century, when Wilhelm Roux first showed that chick embryos could be cultured in saline solution for a few days. Eventually, ...

Every year, emerging and re-emerging viruses, such as SARS-CoV-2, MERS-CoV, Zika virus, Ebola virus, influenza A virus, and Rift Valley fever virus surface from natural reservoirs to infect, disable, ...

STEMart, a US-based provider of comprehensive services for all phases of medical device development, has announced the availability of its robust In Vitro Micronucleus Test service to meet the ...

A new consensus by a team of experts in China has been established to guide researchers in evaluating the percutaneous absorption of cosmetic functional ingredients using in vitro diffusion cell ...

Scientists at L’Oréal have developed a faster and more reliable method for identifying cosmetic allergens using an advanced ...

FOR BIOTECH, DEB, IT REALLY IS. IN THE PAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, MARYLAND’S GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSED A BILL PROVIDING GRANTS TO MARYLAND SCIENTISTS WHO DEVELOP NON ANIMAL BASED RESEARCH METHODS. IT WAS ...

For decades, preclinical testing in mice, rats, and nonhuman primates has been a crucial part of drug development, an important although not infallible way to ensure some measure of safety for human ...

Molecular diagnostics drive global IVD growth as point-of-care solutions advance accessibility, with North America leading and Asia-Pacific emerging fastest through 2031 on chronic disease burden and ...

As Election Day approaches, there's a national spotlight on reproductive health care. This includes a medical process hopeful parents go through to grow their families called in vitro fertilization.

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. After struggling for eight years to have a baby, Shannon Petersen and her husband decided to try in vitro fertilization (IVF) in ...