Preface: Special Anniversary Violume - Isse 4: Replacement - Focus on the Development of Therapeutics

Michael Balls

This is a particularly important issue of ATLA, especially if it is considered in conjunction with the accompanying supplement containing the valuable Proceedings of the Speed and Safety in Drug Discovery Symposium,1 since it reflects the current sea change in attitudes toward the use of laboratory animals as models for humans in the discovery and development of medicines.