Biotech company to close research lab as part of USDA penalty

California company Santa Cruz Biotechnology, one of the world’s largest suppliers of antibodies for research, agreed to pay a $3.5 million fine, close its research lab and surrender its animal-dealer license in an agreement that resolves USDA complaints that the company mistreated animals, reports the Santa Cruz Tribune. Among its duties, the USDA enforces animal-welfare laws.… » Read More

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