In an article in the Feb. 1 issue of The Scientist, 1 Ricki Lewis asks whether the pig is replaceable as a laboratory research animal. The fetal pig as a specimen for biology dissection labs is indeed ...

Students enrolled in BIOL 101/102: Introduction to Biology A/B over the summer received kits from Carolina Biological in order to complete labs remotely. Credit: Sukhmani Kaur With nearly all classes ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration requires all new medicines to be tested in animals before use in people. Pigs make better medical research subjects than mice, because they are closer to humans ...

Adult brain wave patterns quickly reflect even small changes in homeostasis. That the fetal brain reacts in similar manner is poorly documented. This report demonstrates several applications of fetal ...