Debate erupts over Kennedy's push to end federal animal testing amid xenotransplantation advances
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Joshua Mezrich
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Summary
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pushing to end all federally funded animal testing, arguing that animal models poorly predict human health outcomes. The CDC has been told to phase out primate studies and is transferring animals to sanctuaries, while the NIH has stopped issuing funding opportunities exclusively for animal models. However, transplant surgeon Joshua Mezrich argues that innovations like xenotransplantation would never have reached clinical trials without animal experimentation, warning that ending such research could set back critical medical advances just as the field is poised for breakthroughs.
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The predictivity of animal models is very, very poor for human health outcomes
Ending animal testing could set back xenotransplantation just as the field is poised for a breakthrough
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