As computer vision tools continue to evolve, they could even help reduce the number of animals required for research, says FDA spokesperson Lauren-Jei McCarthy.

But the day is fast approaching when we’ll be able to create digital versions of organisms on a computer — from the way they move right through to their behaviors. Here’s how we’ll do it.

Animal testing is on its way out, study says A 2011 study found human trials, computer-based research and genetically modified mice were more useful than chimps. By ERIN BIBA.

Computer simulations are a faster, cheaper and effective alternative to animal experiments—and they will soon play an important role in the early stages of drug development. This article was ...

The next computer-generated animals in King Kong or The Lion King could look a lot more realistic thanks to a breakthrough by computer scientists. The researchers developed a method that ...

Utilizing animal models is also expensive and time consuming, not to mention the growing moral objection to their use. Therefore, there is a need for preclinical testing that is accurate and able to ...

This new approach has the potential to replace some of the more common animal tests used to test the safety of everything from cosmetics to food additives to pesticides.