Quirks and Quarks

Moving beyond animal testing, and more…

April 10 · 54 min · 53.0 MB
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There's been a growing movement to develop new technologies to replace at least some of the animals used in scientific research. Researchers across Canada are working to create these tools, to usher in a new animal-free era for medical science.


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