Better Science with Less Animals

The main goal of this course is to develop critical thinking supporting the choice, creation, development, validation, and use of alternatives to animals in research

Which new technologies could make scientific tests completely animal-free in the future? It is about how to be innovative and able to develop a sustainable and more humane science for the near future.


https://studyguidelifesciences.nl/electives/better-science-less-animals






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