Alicia AultNature, the chip also detected 7 of 8 drugs that had been deemed safe in animal tests but were eventually proven to be toxic to the liver when used clinically. National Association for Biomedical Research, a nonprofit that represents 340 universities, medical and veterinary schools, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, and professional societies on legislative and regulatory matters pertaining to laboratory animal research. Alicia Ault is a Saint Petersburg, Florida-based freelance journalist whose work has appeared in publications including JAMA and Smithsonian