Alan Goldberg, of the Centre for Alternatives to Animal Testing at the Johns Hopkins University School, told Science magazine that although it was not yet an acceptable alternative, it was "a significant advance".

BBC: Human cornea grown in lab

Alan Beck , director of the Center for the Human-Animal Bond at Purdue's School of Veterinary Medicine and a principal investigator in the study, says they placed Aibo, a robotic dog made by Sony (nyse: SNE - news - people ), in the homes of isolated senior citizens to determine whether the robotic pet can improve quality of life.

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And there is no equivalent of Animal House or the huge literature on high school and college experience in the United States both in films and books in Europe.

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Human and animal remains which may date back to the Iron Age have been found by workmen laying the foundations of a school in south London.

BBC: Human and animal remains at the site