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The push to end animal testing is gaining steam, but technology can’t fill the gap yet
FDA and NIH promote nonanimal testing alternatives with $150 million NIH investment, while experts acknowledge existing technologies can't yet replace all animal research roles.
- On Wednesday, the FDA issued draft guidance on nonanimal testing, with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. saying it advances a commitment to human-relevant methods.
- Building on moves last year, the federal government shifted policies with the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 removing animal-study mandates and the NIH launching initiatives to reduce animal use.
- Experts note that more than 3.18 million animals were used in USDA-licensed facilities and at least 111 million more if common lab species are included; some programs average 144 monkeys, but alternatives cannot yet answer all full-body questions.
- The NIH said this week that it is investing $150 million and creating seven technology development centers, even as it provided $2.2 billion in contracts or grants to foreign organizations for animal research from FY2011 through FY2021.
- Polling shows that public tolerance for animal testing fell from 65% in 2001 to 47% in a September Gallup poll, while all three 2025 Nobel Prize winners in medicine used mice and Dr. Emma Robinson says animal research remains crucial.
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