BBC Radio 4 Inside Science on technologies replacing animal testing in science

This week the UK government outlined its vision to end animal use in science except in exceptional cases. Animal experiments peaked at 4.14 million in 2015, largely due to genetic modification studies, but fell to 2.88 million by 2020 as alternatives emerged. Since then, numbers have plateaued.

Could this mark the beginning of the end for animal testing in labs? Presenter Tom Whipple discusses with Dr. Chris Powell (Cambridge BioPharma Consultants, University of Cambridge) and Dr. Natalie Burden (NC3Rs).

Have a listen to this BBC Radio 4 show on the use of organoids and organs-on-chip.