Vivisection is the dissection of living animals for scientific research and is sometimes more broadly used to describe all types of animal research. The dissection of living animals to learn more about how the body functions dates back to ancient...

Etymologically, vivisection refers to the dissection of, or any cutting or surgery upon, a living organism. More broadly, it is sometimes used to describe any invasive experiment upon living animals.[1] For some, the word has a pejorative connotation,...

Britain's government has overlooked pain being inflicted on animals in the country's scientific labs, the High Court ruled Friday, in a decision praised as a victory by animal rights activists.Judge John Mitting ruled that the Home Office, which sets guidelines for animal experiments, acted unlawfully...

Japan's Supreme Court rejected compensation claims by Chinese victims of atrocities committed by Japan in the 1930s and 40s, which included the use of biological weapons and a massacre in the city of Nanjing, defense lawyers said Thursday.In two separate decisions made Wednesday, the top...

When it came to discovering how things worked, William Harvey cut right to the heart of the matter.Literally.He could often be found in his operating room, deftly cutting apart a deer, a chicken, a cow and even a cadaver to examine their various organs and...