Ethics, policy, and legislation

U.S. National Institutes of Health. NIH to prioritize human-based research technologies. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-prioritize-human-based-research-technologies. Published 2025.

Lauren Hope, Jarrod Bailey. Breaking down the barriers to animal-free research. Alternatives to Laboratory Animals. 2025;53(4):215-231. doi:10.1177/02611929251349465

Surat Parvatam. India races to raise animal-free drug testing standards. Nature India. 2025. doi:10.1038/d44151-025-00151-w

Andrea C. del Valle. Organs on chips could make biomedical research more equitable. Nature. 2025;644(8076):338-338. doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02569-9

Pandora Pound, Rebecca Ram, Kathy Archibald. The UK’s Early Access to Medicines Scheme 10 years on: an evaluation using publicly available data. JRSM Open. 2025;16(2):20542704251317916. doi:10.1177/20542704251317916

Kristifor Sunderic, Andrew M. Wright, Nicole Kleinstreuer, et al. Complement-ARIE: Catalyzing the development and adoption of new approach methodologies. NAM Journal. 2025;1:100026. doi:10.1016/j.namjnl.2025.100026

Gallup Inc. Adultery, Cloning Still Seen as Most Immoral Behaviors. https://news.gallup.com/poll/692801/adultery-cloning-seen-immoral-behaviors.aspx. Published 2025.

Jennifer Bell, Vanessa Zaiatz Bittencourt. Dealing with animal death and writing about it: Cultivating resilience in biotechnology writing. Medical Writing. 2025;34(1):70-73. https://journal.emwa.org/rare-diseases/biotechnology/.

Yadvinder Bhuller, Marc Avey, Raywat Deonandan, et al. Ethical principles for regulatory risk decision-making. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 2025:105813. doi:10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105813

Fred Schwaller. A mental-health crisis plagues PhDs — these evidence-led initiatives offer help. Nature. 2025. doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01083-2