PETA Scientific Papers and Presentations

The following are links to PETA-authored scientific publications, posters, and presentations on animal experimentation issues:

Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program

• Application of an Integrated Testing Strategy to the U.S. EPA Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (2011)
• A Strategy for Reducing Animal Use in the U.S. EPA's Endocrine Disruption Screening Program (2011)
• Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century and Reforming the Science of EPA's Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (2010)
• Need for a Mechanism-Based Approach to Evaluating Endocrine Active Substances (2010)
• Fulfilling Data Requirements for the U.S. EPA Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program Using Existing and Nontraditional Data (2010)
• Application of an Intelligent Testing Strategy to the U.S. EPA Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (2009)

High Production Volume Chemical Testing Program

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency High Production Volume Chemicals Challenge Program: Accounting for the Animals (2009)
• Strategies to Reduce Animal Testing in U.S. EPA's HPV Programme (2006)
• An Evaluation of the U.S. High Production Volume (HPV) Chemical-Testing Programme: A Study in (Ir)Relevance, Redundancy and Retro Thinking (2004)

Legislative Reform

• A Discussion of the Impact of U.S. Chemical Regulation Legislation on the Field of Toxicity Testing (2011)
• A Qualitative and Quantitative Examination of the Impact of Chemical Regulation Legislation on the Field of Toxicity Testing (2010)
• New Chemical Regulation Policies as a Means to Revolutionize Toxicity Testing (2009)

Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)

• QSARS and REACH: A Guide to Sources of Information and Advice (2012)
• REACH and the Future of Toxics Legislation (2009)

Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM)

• Method Review by the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) (2010)
• Regulatory Testing: Why Is the U.S. So Far Behind Europe? (2008)

Cancer Testing

• Long-Term Carcinogenesis Bioassays in Animals Are Poor Predictors of Cancer Risk to Humans (2010)
• Longer Rodent Bioassay Fails to Address Two-Year Bioassay's Flaws (2008)
• Challenging the Legal Basis of the Rodent Carcinogenicity Test in the United Kingdom (2008)
• Wasted Money, Wasted Lives: A Layperson's Guide to the Problems With Rodent Cancer Studies and the National Toxicology Program (2006)

Cosmetics Testing

• Implications of Postponement of the 2013 Deadline for Implementation of the Seventh Amendment to the Cosmetics Directive (2010)

Vaccine Testing

• Bridging the Gap Between Validation and Implementation of Non-Animal Veterinary Vaccine Potency Testing Methods (2011)
• Bridging the Gap Between Validation and Implementation of Non-Animal Potency Testing Methods (poster) (2010)

Antibody Production

• Recombinant Antibodies and Aptamers Are Viable Alternative to Animal-Based Antibody Production Methods (2011)
• Recombinant Antibody Technology for the Production of Antibodies Without the Use of Animals (2010)
• Recombinant DNA Technology as a Viable Alternative to Animal-Based Antibody Production Methods (2010)

Nanotechnology

• Available In Vitro Methods for Nanotoxicology (2009)
• The Non-Government Organization (NGO) Perspective on Nanomaterial Safety Testing and Policy Participation (2008)

Food Safety

• Modern Analytical Methods Best Ensure Food Safety: Moving Towards Effective Human-Relevant Food Safety Protocols (2006)

Alternatives to Animals in Teaching

• Current Concepts in Simulation for Veterinary Technology Education (2009)

Implementation of Alternative Methods

• The Impact of U.S. Adoption of the U.N. Globally Harmonized System on the Use of In Vitro Methods for Ocular and Dermal Irritation and Corrosion (2011)

Oversight Issues

• Analysis of Animal Research Ethics Committee Membership at American Institutions (2012)
• Brueghel's Two Monkeys: Passing the Final Exam in the History of Mankind (2010)

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