Testing Chemical Safety: What Is Needed to Ensure the Widespread Application of Non-animal Approaches?

Scientists face growing pressure to move away from using traditional animal toxicity tests to determine whether manufactured chemicals are safe. Numerous ethical, scientific, business, and legislative incentives will help to drive this shift. However, a number of hurdles must be overcome in the comi...

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Main Authors: Natalie Burden, Fiona Sewell, Kathryn Chapman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-05-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002156