Experimental groups. The study was approved under the United Kingdom Home Office Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. Suckling rats (11–13 d old, 20–30g) were randomly divided into three ...

Animal testing typically involves conducting scientific experiments on animals to determine any potential effects a chemical ...

This article was originally published with the title “The Fighting Behavior of Animals” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 205 No. 6 (December 1961), p. 112 doi:10.1038 ...

A focused review published in the journal Research Integrity and Peer Review has found that Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUC) provide surprisingly little protection for animals in ...

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A focused review published in the journal Research Integrity and Peer Review has found that Institutional Animal Care and Use ...

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Zoology is the scientific study of animals. This discipline can include animal anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, genetics, evolution, ecology, behaviour and conservation. Predation experiments ...