Change often involves a pivotal event that builds on previous history and opens the door to a new era. Pivotal events in science include the discovery of penicillin, the elucidation of the DNA double ...

Extensions to Thermo Scientific Cellomics Platform Address Comet and Zebrafish Applications Assessing the toxicity of a sample for its risk to human health is key throughout the life sciences. This ...

A new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report provides an overview of new approach methods in human health risk assessment of chemicals, and calls on the U.S. Environmental ...

To test whether chemicals are toxic to humans, researchers need to use liver cells that have been freshly harvested from mice or other mammals. A new collection of stable cell lines, described in BMC ...

Medical device manufacturers use cytotoxicity testing to help prove that devices that come into contact with the human body are biocompatible. Testing results are critical for gaining market access, ...

The Environmental Protection Agency says it will aggressively reduce the use of animals in toxicity testing, with a goal of eliminating all routine safety tests on mammals by 2035. Chemicals such as ...