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Lab Animal celebrates its 50th birthday this month. This milestone anniversary presents an opportunity to reflect on how animal research has changed over the past fifty years and consider what the future might hold.
The lab animal community lost Dr. Jerald Silverman on November 14, 2020 to COVID-19. Here, we reflect on Jerry and his long-running and well-loved Protocol Review column.