Do animal behavior experiments give a distorted view of cooperation?

When biologists study cooperation in animals, they usually offer just a single task at a time. But what happens when animals ...
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A biology-based AI brain model matched real animals in learning tasks — then revealed neuron behavior nobody noticed

For more than a decade, neuroscientists had recordings from monkey brains learning to sort visual patterns. They had analyzed the data, published landmark papers, and moved on. Then a computer model ...
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Real chicks hatched from fake eggs in an experiment that sounds like science fiction

Twenty six fluffy babies peeping out of not quite egg containers. The shells that enclosed them were not bits of calcium deposited by hens. These were 3D printed honeycomb structures, built in a lab ...
Phys.org

AI-assisted method can reduce number of mice needed for experiments while promoting animal welfare

There is one specific task that stress researchers who conduct animal experiments need to be particularly skilled at. This also applies to researchers who want to improve the conditions in which ...
Nature

A call to action to address critical flaws and bias in laboratory animal experiments and preclinical research

“The use of animals in research, teaching and testing is acceptable only if it promises to contribute to the understanding of environmental principles or issues; fundamental biological principles; or ...
Nature

Toward a common interpretation of the 3Rs principles in animal research

Many scientific breakthroughs have depended on animal research, yet the ethical concerns surrounding the use of animals in experimentation have long prompted discussions about humane treatment and ...