[USA] Report Calls for New Directions, Innovative Approaches in Testing Chemicals for Toxicity to Humans / National Academies, 12 June 2007
http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=11970
"Recent advances in systems biology, testing in cells and tissues, and related scientific fields offer the potential to fundamentally change the way chemicals are tested for risks they may pose to humans. This report outlines a new approach that would rely less heavily on animal studies and instead focus on in vitro methods that evaluate chemicals' effects on biological processes using cells, cell lines, or cellular components, preferably of human origin. The new approach would generate more-relevant data to evaluate risks people face, expand the number of chemicals that could be scrutinised, and reduce the time, money, and animals involved in testing."
Toxicity Testing in the Twenty-first Century: A Vision and a Strategy / National Academies Press, June 2007
http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11970#toc