The University of Sydney has recognised a new animal-free method for
testing chronic lung disease therapies by conferring its annual Award
for the Reduction in the Use of Animals in Research to medical
researcher, Dr Hui Xin Ong. Dr Ong will receive the award today
for building a simplified lung model that can tests new therapies for
diseases such as asthma, cystic fibrosis, emphysema and bronchitis,
without testing on animals. The Australian Code of Practice for
the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes requires that
techniques which replace the use of animals in research be sought and
used wherever possible.
