To improve rigor and reproducibility of animal research, the recently released NIH Advisory Committee report recommends major improvements in investigator statistical training and practice. The IACUC can serve as important gatekeepers of research quality by ensuring that simple statistically based reproducibility criteria are addressed in animal use protocols.
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Reynolds, P. Statistics, statistical thinking, and the IACUC. Lab Anim 50, 266–268 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-021-00832-w
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