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Richard J Miller
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Moral philosopher/belletrist/author-"the Rise and Fall of Animal Experimentation" and "Drugged".
https://richardjmillerscientist.com/
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Trying to understand how psychedelics work using mice is a ridiculous idea.

www.thetransmitter.org/psychedelics...
Psychedelics research in rodents has a behavior problem
Simple behavioral assays—originally validated as drug-screening tools—fall short in studies that aim to unpack the psychedelic mechanism of action, so some behavioral neuroscientists are developing…
www.thetransmitter.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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From today's (Dec 17th) Financial Times

Letter: Phasing out animal testing can give western biotechs a real edge

From Simon Burns, Founder & CEO, Vial
December 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Has a new psychedelic been discovered?

arichlife.com.au/mycologists-...
Mycologists Discover "New" Psychedelic - A Rich Life
When undercooked, the mushroom known in PNG, the Philippines and Yunnan, China is associated with the appearance of "little people".
arichlife.com.au
December 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Organoids are the future but raise their own ethical issues.

theconversation.com/mini-brains-...
December 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Ending research on monkeys can't come to soon!

www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
Political appointee tells CDC to end monkey research
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December 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Do you want an NIH grant? Stop working on animals!

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Mitigating Bias Toward Animal Methods During NIH Grant Review
Physicians Committee experts and leaders of the Coalition to Illuminate and Address Animal Methods Bias (COLAAB), an international collaboration of researchers and advocates dedicated to exploring and...
www.pcrm.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Biomedical research.Animals are out!

www.biospace.com/fda/are-anim...
Are Animals Out? How NAMs Are Changing the Rules of the Game
A coordinated national effort is emerging to bring alternatives to animal testing into routine preclinical use, backed by a fresh FDA roadmap and a global coalition of scientific and industry partners...
www.biospace.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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The beginning of the end of animal experimentation.

www.science.org/content/arti...
Exclusive: CDC to end all monkey research
Studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases will be phased out, sources say; fate of the agency's animals remains unclear
www.science.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Psychedelics.Just in time for Christmas.

www.compactmag.com/article/psyc...
Psychedelics Made Me Christian
A few years ago, following a few decades wastefully spent consuming no other mind-altering substance than alcohol (which I quit for good in 2020), I began to experiment with psilocybin.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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The universal appeal of psychedelices.

www.gq.com/story/how-th...
How the Right Coopted Psychedelics
What was once a signature party favor of the left has been subsumed by optimization-obsessed conservatives. How did we get here?
www.gq.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Mouse eyes horror! Investigators blind mice in their experiments.
Why are people allowed to do things like this?

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Whole-cortex in situ sequencing reveals input-dependent area identity - Nature
BARseq interrogates the expression of 104 cell-type marker genes in 10.3 million cells over nine mouse forebrain hemispheres to reveal the role of peripheral inputs on cortical area development.
www.nature.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Getting together to end animal testing.

scienceblog.com/britains-bol...
Britain's Bold Plan to End Animal Testing Gains Unlikely Unity
On a gray November morning in London, ministers, scientists, and animal welfare advocates did something rare: they all applauded the same announcement.
scienceblog.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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One small step in reducing cruelty to animals.

www.peta.org.uk/blog/netherl...
Victory for Monkeys! The Netherlands to Cut Funding for Cruel Experiments
The Netherlands will stop funding experiments on monkeys at the Biomedical Primate Research Centre and invest in humane, non-animal research. A breakthrough for monkeys, humans, and science.
www.peta.org.uk
November 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Is this the end of dog use in medical research?

www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The secretive dog experimentation industry is crumbling
The US experiments on tens of thousands of beagles. After a shocking case, will it come to an end?
www.vox.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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How universities collude in animal abuse.

www.foxnews.com/us/escaped-m...
Escaped monkeys from Mississippi truck crash puts spotlight on NIH-funded Tulane lab
Three monkeys remain at large after truck crash in Mississippi released 21 primates from Tulane University research program allegedly funded by NIH, sparking public safety concerns.
www.foxnews.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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The pointlessness of animal based biomedical research.

www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/27/t...
The Lab Mouse Paradox: Why Science Still Depends on Animals Who Don’t Represent Us
In the wild, a mouse or rat leads a precarious life. In the city, they dodge traps, poisons, and broom-wielding humans. In the countryside, they face
www.counterpunch.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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No more monkey business!

ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/10/26/n...
Academics, activists, opposition call for end to monkey imports
The long-tailed macaque is an endangered species and one of the most common for medical testing experiments.
ottawa.citynews.ca
October 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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The futility of animal based biomedical research.

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The lab mouse paradox: Why science still depends on animals who don’t represent us | Daily Guardian
By Reynard Loki In the wild, a mouse or rat leads a precarious life. In the city, they dodge traps, poisons, and broom-wielding humans. In the countryside, they face owls, shotguns, and more poison. A...
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October 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Animal free research is the future!

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Alternatives to animal testing are the future — it’s time that journals, funders and scientists embrace them
Biomedical research techniques that don’t involve the use of animals are gaining momentum, but those using innovative approaches still face resistance from some quarters.
www.nature.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Lab research helps speed the extinction of endangered monkeys.

www.science.org/content/arti...
Common research monkey is endangered, conservation group confirms
Listing could affect availability for biomedical studies
www.science.org
October 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Maybe the question should be "Can scientists feel"?

neurosciencenews.com/conciousness...
Can Animals Feel? A New Roadmap for Consciousness - Neuroscience News
A philosophy scholar has developed a practical “decision tree” to help scientists and ethicists evaluate which creatures may be conscious.
neurosciencenews.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Magic Mushrooms Show Surprising Power to Ease Pain and Depression
Penn Medicine researchers discovered that psilocybin can ease chronic pain and depression by subtly tuning serotonin activity in the brain.
scitechdaily.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Why I Can No Longer "Justify" Animal Research
Animals have been used as stand-ins for humans when conducting biomedical research since classical antiquity when this approach was pioneered by the likes of Aristotle and Galen. But, after thousands ...
www.whenwejustify.org
October 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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She’s leading NIH’s push to reduce the use of animals in biomedical research
Nicole Kleinstreuer, who is leading an NIH effort to reduce the use of animals in research, began thinking about the issue as a toxicologist at the EPA
www.statnews.com
October 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Do psychedelics work in the "real world"?

www.wweek.com/news/2025/09...
Oregon “Real World” Study Confirms Psilocybin Effective for Depression, Anxiety
A study of participants in Oregon's legal psilocybin program showed improvement in depression and anxiety and a boost in sense of well being.
www.wweek.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM