Gold Doesn't Rust: The Failing Standard of Animal Testing and its Alternatives

Runtime: 23m, 16s
Directed by: Dr. Theodora Capaldo
Country of Origin: USA

Animal testing has been the standard of scientific research and testing for centuries, in spite of a long history of ineffective results and unimaginable cruelty. Now, emerging technologies promise to revolutionize the field of biomedical research by rejecting the failing animal model in lieu of human-based in-vitro methods. Can these new models break their way into mainstream, or will they be blocked by a scientific community so deeply rooted in animal research?