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Episode #44 – Your Questions Answered: From Policy to Petri Dishes

October 10, 2025 • Carla Owen • Season 4 • Episode 44

In this episode of the Animal Free Labcast, Carla Owen and Dr Gemma Davies answer your top questions about animal-free research — and record on video for the first time (tech hiccups included!).

Carla shares how Animal Free Research UK is driving Herbie’s Law and working across parties to make animal-free science a political priority. Gemma explains how breakthroughs like organ-on-chip, AI models, and 3D cell cultures are replacing animal tests and why cultural change in research is key.

They also clear up myths about regulation and discuss how sharing negative data could stop duplicate animal experiments.

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