DARPA says its powdered blood for future warfare works in animals. Now comes the hard part.

DARPA's synthetic blood has worked in animal testing. Now, it must overcome regulatory and cost challenges to take it into ...
The Kingston Whig-Standard

Science vs. sentience: Inside Queen’s animal research as Ontario moves to restrict testing on dogs, cats

During debate in the legislature, MPPs similarly emphasized that many Ontarians view dogs and cats as family members and ...

Rescuers Find 4 Bald Eagles 'On the Ground and Weak' in the Same Area of New Jersey

The eagles were found in the same spot over the course two days, according to wildlife organization The Raptor Trust ...

Major trial for human bird flu vaccine launches

Around 4,000 people will be recruited for the study, the majority of which will be in the UK.
Blackpool Gazette on MSN

Layton Medical Centre GP to lead a first-of-its-kind trial to test a new vaccine for bird flu in humans

Thousands of people in the UK are expected to be recruited for the study, with poultry farmers or those who have close ...

Animal Rights Activists Target Wisconsin Facility Accused of Breeding Dogs for Medical Experiments

Police fired tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets at hundreds of animal rights activists in Wisconsin on Saturday as they attempted to rescue about 2,000 dogs from a facility that breeds beagles ...

Are cancer-screening blood tests close to prime time?

The vision of a single blood test that could screen for dozens of different cancers has tantalized oncologists for more than ...
Farm and Dairy

Long-awaited animal diagnostics lab opens in western Pennsylvania

The Keystone Animal Diagnostics Center opened at Penn State Beaver, giving Western Pennsylvania farmers faster, local animal ...