Read more animal testing stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6570/animal-testing.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:55:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72319/scientists-move-closer-to-womb-transplant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish doctors have performed successful uterus transplants in rabbits, meaning they could try the procedure on a human woman in as little as two years. Researchers say they’ve solved the blood supply problems that have until now bedeviled uterus transplants; a Saudi woman tried the procedure in 2000, but had...http://www.newser.com/story/72319/scientists-move-closer-to-womb-transplant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 13:30:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69568/yale-suspect-scolded-victim-over-lab-mice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf Ray Clark did, as police apparently suspect, kill Annie Le, investigators have an odd theory about his motivation, the New York Daily News reports. In emails that caught their attention, the Yale lab technician scolded Le about her lax handling of mice in the lab. Le apologized, but investigators...http://www.newser.com/story/69568/yale-suspect-scolded-victim-over-lab-mice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 14:23:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66108/activists-torch-drug-ceos-home-steal-moms-ashes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnimal rights militants have torched the home of the CEO of drug giant Novartis and stolen his mother's ashes from a Swiss cemetery, say company officials. Employees' cars have also been vandalized and attacked with crude explosive devices, reports the Wall Street Journal.http://www.newser.com/story/66108/activists-torch-drug-ceos-home-steal-moms-ashes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Aug 2009 2:58:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59179/rodent-rights-activists-face-uphill-climb.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagActivists have managed to improve the lives of many animals in recent years, but they've met indifference when it comes to getting a better deal for rodents, the Wall Street Journal reports. Rats and mice make up 90% of the animals used in research in the US, say advocates, but...http://www.newser.com/story/59179/rodent-rights-activists-face-uphill-climb.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 16 May 2009 11:24:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55721/critics-beef-about-pig-explosions-in-us-army-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnimal rights activists have condemned the US military for blowing up live pigs to test body armor, USA Today reports. Military officials say the tests provided valuable information on the relationship between body armor and brain injury. But critics say the pig-blasting program caused unnecessary animal suffering for questionable results.http://www.newser.com/story/55721/critics-beef-about-pig-explosions-in-us-army-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Apr 2009 4:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34459/32-research-monkeys-die-in-overheated-lab.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThirty-two research monkeys at a Nevada laboratory died because their human handlers left the room fatally hot, said officials for the drug company that runs the facility. Charles River Laboratories representatives have met with USDA officials to discuss new measures to avoid a repeat of the accident that involved a...http://www.newser.com/story/34459/32-research-monkeys-die-in-overheated-lab.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 08 Aug 2008 6:15:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/4726/rats-humans-rodents-have-lots-in-common.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRats may be repulsive to some, but scientists are finding that they're a lot like humans. A recent crop of behavioral studies shows that rats are astonishingly self-aware, Natalie Angier reports in today's Times. They laugh when tickled and dream in epic narratives. There are even rat optimists and rat...http://www.newser.com/story/4726/rats-humans-rodents-have-lots-in-common.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Jul 2007 17:48:40 CDT