In 2022, the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 paved the way for alternatives to animal testing, and in December 2023, an NIH advisory committee made similar recommendations to develop non-animal methods.
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Rachel Fobar,
Vox,
14 May 2025
Rendering is a process that transforms animal by-products, like leftover meat and fats...and yes, chicken feet, into usable materials, such as animal feed, fuel, and other industrial products.
These nonhuman populations are like the canaries in the proverbial coal mine: Observing anomalies in their behavior helps humans anticipate earthquakes and tsunamis, predict how pandemics will spread, and understand the effects of climate change.
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Christy Lange,
Artforum,
1 Sep. 2025
Humans get a head-start over nonhuman spirits or creatures called yaoguai.
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