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NIH Shifts Funds: Ending Animal Testing for Innovation

6/20/2025

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The NIH is making a groundbreaking move by reallocating funds from animal experiments to innovative alternatives, signaling a new era in U.S. science. This shift comes amid significant cuts to research funding under the Trump administration, igniting debates over the ethics of primate studies, which many critics deem outdated and ineffective.

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The NIH is making a groundbreaking move by reallocating funds from animal experiments to innovative alternatives, signaling a new era in U.S. science. This shift comes amid significant cuts to research funding under the Trump administration, igniting debates over the ethics of primate studies, which many critics deem outdated and ineffective.