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09/30/2026

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04/22/2026

From Dr. Charu Chandrasekera, Canadian researcher and renowned expert on Non-Animal Methods:

𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐑 — 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐤𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧-𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬

hashtag is a Sanskrit word that carries millennia of reverence within it.
It is the descent of the sacred into the ordinary.

𝐀𝐧 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠—often to restore balance, uphold dharma, or reveal truth.
A force that arrives at the precise moment it is needed—a purposeful presence—to protect the good and restore order.
It is the moment when something vast—wisdom, compassion, justice, truth — steps down from the unseen and takes form in the world of dust and breath.

𝐀𝐧 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞.
𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧—a presence that alters the course of things. Not by power alone, but by purpose.

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧-𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭—living human tissues, grown from astronauts’ own cells, designed to study the effects of deep space on the human body.

And the name is 𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐑—𝐀 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞.
A definition that lands almost uncannily close to its Sanskrit origin: a descent of the sacred into form.
Except here, the descent is scientific.
Human biology itself becoming the messenger.

Watch the 1-𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 from NASA (link in comment).

For generations, human biology was carried on the backs of innocent animals who had no voice in the matter.

Today, science begins to listen to the body it seeks to understand.
Not dogs, monkeys, and chimpanzees standing in for astronauts.
𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐒—embodiments of ourselves, bearing our own biology, our own truth.

Science, at last, in alignment with reality.

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐬—𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧.

From Laika the dog…to the chimpanzees and monkeys who suffered…
To a chip the size of a USB drive carrying living human tissue into space.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠—𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲.

Congrats to Emulate, Inc. Donald Ingber, M.D., Ph.D. Lorna Ewart Daniel Levner and all the other pioneers revolutionizing medicine with organ chips!
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03/28/2026

This week, our bus shelter ad kicked off in Canada's capital city! At the intersection of Sparks and Bank Street, a busy pedestrian area, the message of human-relevant science is sounding loud and clear... just one block from Parliament Hill! 2 more billboards will be going up in the city during the month of April. With much gratitude to our kind donors who are making this campaign possible. In support of the work of Dr. Charu Chandrasekera and her tireless dedication to making animal-free science the gold standard in Canada
Design Credit: Defender Media

03/01/2026

Our billboards are up! in Ottawa, and in Victoria BC... Their theme is to encourage policy makers to reallocate funding toward New-Approach Methods, putting an end to the long, dark ages of animal experimentation. Learn about the exciting and sophisticated alternatives at our website https://progressiveresearchsociety.com/

01/30/2026

We are proud to announce that Dowlette-Mary Alam El Din, a graduate fellow from our sister organization, International Foundation for Ethical Research (IFER), has been shortlisted for the 2026 LUSH Prize in the Young Researcher category for her groundbreaking work in developing human-relevant, animal-free approaches to developmental neurotoxicity testing. This recognition highlights her exceptional dedication to advancing humane and scientifically robust alternatives to animal testing. Congratulations, Dowlette!