Rainbow trout gill cells were fixed and stained using molecular probes for nuclei (blue), lipid (green) and actin (red). These cells were healthy control cells unexposed to chemical stimuli.
Rainbow trout gill cells were fixed and stained using molecular probes for nuclei ( blue ), lipid ( green ) and actin ( red ). These cells were healthy control cells unexposed to chemical stimuli. As part of a new national research programme that aims to replace animal experiments in research, the National Science Foundation is supporting a project at Eawag. This opens up new possibilities for determining the toxicity of chemical substances based solely on tests with cultured cells and computer models. Animal experiments could thus be replaced. The new national research programme "Advancing 3R - Animals, Research and Society"(NRP 79) of the Swiss National Science Foundation promotes scientific projects that contribute to improving, reducing or replacing animal experiments in Swiss research. At the beginning of June, 23 of the submitted projects were selected to receive a total of CHF 14.9 million in funding.
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