The next pharmaceutical revolution could be 3D bioprinted
3D bioprinting of living cells and materials may contribute to faster and cheaper ways to create effective new drugs - and even reduce animal testing.
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No animal required, but would people eat artificial meat?
We might be able to grow artificial meat but are people really prepared to eat such produce over meat from farmed animals?
Testing drugs on animals could soon be a thing of the past
Why are animals still being used in drug development and what are the alternatives that could end their use altogether?
Spot the snake oil: telling good cancer research from bad
Cancer is big news; we often hear of some kind of cure for some version of the illness. But whether it’s a “natural cure” or a promising molecule on its way to becoming a new medicine, there are ways non-scientists…
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