{"id":758,"date":"2026-01-30T17:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.peta.org\/homepage\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T22:15:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:15:43","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/science.peta.org\/es\/","title":{"rendered":"Modernicemos la Investigaci\u00f3n YA"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"peta-hero alignfull\">\n\n\t<div class=\"peta-hero__container\">\n\n\t\t<picture>\n\n\t\t\t<source media=\"(max-width: 1199px )\" srcset=\"https:\/\/app-science-peta-prod-eastus2.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/RMN-hero-1100x1200-1.jpg\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1980\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/science.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/RMN-hero-1980x8222-1.jpg\" class=\"no-print\" alt=\"a man stands and points at a projection of biological data\" \/>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/science.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/RMN-hero-1100x1200-1.jpg\" class=\"print-only\" alt=\"a man stands and points at a projection of biological data\" \/>\t\t\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"peta-hero__content\">\n\n\t\t<h1 class=\"site-page__headline wp-block-post-title\">Modernicemos la Investigaci\u00f3n YA<\/h1>\n\t\t<p>Enormes cantidades de recursos p\u00fablicos y privados destinados a la investigaci\u00f3n no han podido generar tratamientos eficaces para muchas de las enfermedades que matan e incapacitan a los humanos. <strong>Modernicemos la Investigaci\u00f3n YA<\/strong> ofrece una estrategia para revitalizar la investigaci\u00f3n biom\u00e9dica.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"social-sharing no-print\">\n\n\t<a class=\"social-sharing-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscience.peta.org%2Fes%2F\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share this on LinkedIn\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icon-social-linkedin\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" style=\"width: 100%\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/science-gbt\/src\/assets\/images\/svgs\/icon-social-linkedin.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"\"><\/a>\n\t<a class=\"social-sharing-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscience.peta.org%2Fes%2F\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share this on X\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icon-social-x\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" style=\"width: 100%\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/science-gbt\/src\/assets\/images\/svgs\/icon-social-x.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"\"><\/a>\n\t<a class=\"social-sharing-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fscience.peta.org%2Fes%2F\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share this on Facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icon-social-facebook\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" style=\"width: 100%\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/science-gbt\/src\/assets\/images\/svgs\/icon-social-facebook.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"\"><\/a>\n\t<a class=\"social-sharing-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/intent\/compose?text=https%3A%2F%2Fscience.peta.org%2Fes%2F\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share this on Bluesky\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icon-social-bluesky\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" style=\"width: 100%\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/science-gbt\/src\/assets\/images\/svgs\/icon-social-bluesky.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"\"><\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"kicker wp-block-paragraph\">EL Problema<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Limitaciones de la experimentaci\u00f3n en animales<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diversos estudios y an\u00e1lisis cient\u00edficos revelan que los experimentos en animales no conducen a tratamientos efectivos ni a curas para las enfermedades humanas, incluidas las principales causas de muerte. Depender de estudios en animales desv\u00eda fondos de \u00e1reas de investigaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s prometedoras, retrasa el desarrollo de medicamentos y tratamientos eficaces y limita nuestra capacidad de proteger la salud humana y el ambiente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-trim has-blue-dark-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lee m\u00e1s sobre el ProblemA<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/science.peta.org\/es\/limitado-valor-predictivo-de-usa-animales\/\">Limitado valor predictivo de la investigaci\u00f3n que usa animales<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/science.peta.org\/es\/opinion-publica-sintiencia-animal\/\">Opini\u00f3n p\u00fablica y sintiencia animal<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/science.peta.org\/es\/mecanismos-control-estan-fallando\/\">Los mecanismos de control est\u00e1n fallando<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull are-vertically-aligned-top dark-fade has-blue-dark-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Las cifras detr\u00e1s de la experimentaci\u00f3n en animales<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-peta-peta-card-block peta-card\"><div class=\"peta-card__top peta-card__top--align-center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><p class=\"peta-card__top-text\">100%<\/p><\/div><div class=\"peta-card__bottom peta-card__bottom--align-center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><p class=\"peta-card__body\">Porcentaje de vacunas contra el VIH<sup data-fn=\"8baa5698-6a14-45c1-b6db-eaff843a2d52\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#8baa5698-6a14-45c1-b6db-eaff843a2d52\" id=\"8baa5698-6a14-45c1-b6db-eaff843a2d52-link\">1<\/a><\/sup><sup data-fn=\"19dcd34b-6020-4862-825d-2fad69b28f1e\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#19dcd34b-6020-4862-825d-2fad69b28f1e\" id=\"19dcd34b-6020-4862-825d-2fad69b28f1e-link\">2<\/a><\/sup> y de nuevos medicamentos para tratar el accidente cerebrovascular<sup data-fn=\"f6878394-b05d-49a4-889b-37f9692dadeb\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#f6878394-b05d-49a4-889b-37f9692dadeb\" id=\"f6878394-b05d-49a4-889b-37f9692dadeb-link\">3<\/a><\/sup><sup data-fn=\"f17694fd-ab41-4f00-9272-e01f7a366223\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#f17694fd-ab41-4f00-9272-e01f7a366223\" id=\"f17694fd-ab41-4f00-9272-e01f7a366223-link\">4<\/a><\/sup> y la septicemia<sup data-fn=\"22417956-ced7-4bf7-b71e-08c6fec9a8a0\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#22417956-ced7-4bf7-b71e-08c6fec9a8a0\" id=\"22417956-ced7-4bf7-b71e-08c6fec9a8a0-link\">5<\/a><\/sup> que fallan en ensayos cl\u00ednicos en humanos.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-peta-peta-card-block peta-card\"><div class=\"peta-card__top peta-card__top--align-center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><p class=\"peta-card__top-text\">95%<\/p><\/div><div class=\"peta-card__bottom peta-card__bottom--align-center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><p class=\"peta-card__body\">Porcentaje de nuevos medicamentos que fallan en ensayos cl\u00ednicos en humanos.<sup data-fn=\"45d3bb9d-1fda-4c95-862d-9d0f00039ede\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#45d3bb9d-1fda-4c95-862d-9d0f00039ede\" id=\"45d3bb9d-1fda-4c95-862d-9d0f00039ede-link\">6<\/a><\/sup><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-peta-peta-card-block peta-card\"><div class=\"peta-card__top peta-card__top--align-center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><p class=\"peta-card__top-text\">90%<\/p><\/div><div class=\"peta-card__bottom peta-card__bottom--align-center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><p class=\"peta-card__body\">Porcentaje de investigaci\u00f3n b\u00e1sica que no conduce a ning\u00fan tratamiento para los humanos dentro de los 20 a\u00f1os siguientes.<sup data-fn=\"7d405cd6-d6cf-48d9-bcdd-b5cd11c124f5\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#7d405cd6-d6cf-48d9-bcdd-b5cd11c124f5\" id=\"7d405cd6-d6cf-48d9-bcdd-b5cd11c124f5-link\">7<\/a><\/sup><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-peta-peta-card-block peta-card\"><div class=\"peta-card__top peta-card__top--align-center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><p class=\"peta-card__top-text\">89%<\/p><\/div><div class=\"peta-card__bottom peta-card__bottom--align-center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><p class=\"peta-card__body\">Porcentaje estimado de experimentos precl\u00ednicos que no son reproducibles.<sup data-fn=\"83d23e96-cf66-498c-8def-56c592d8eca3\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#83d23e96-cf66-498c-8def-56c592d8eca3\" id=\"83d23e96-cf66-498c-8def-56c592d8eca3-link\">8<\/a><\/sup><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-peta-peta-card-block peta-card\"><div class=\"peta-card__top peta-card__top--align-center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><p class=\"peta-card__top-text\">81%<\/p><\/div><div class=\"peta-card__bottom peta-card__bottom--align-center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><p class=\"peta-card__body\">Porcentaje de efectos secundarios adversos en humanos no detectados en experimentos en animales.<sup data-fn=\"403f11c9-ee9f-4909-8350-5d9641d07303\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#403f11c9-ee9f-4909-8350-5d9641d07303\" id=\"403f11c9-ee9f-4909-8350-5d9641d07303-link\">9<\/a><\/sup><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns flush print-pastel has-blue-dark-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e9todos innovadores,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scienceadvancement.org\/reflections\/what-are-nams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">basados en la biolog\u00eda humana<\/a><strong>\u2013<\/strong>como los organoides, los \u00f3ganos en chip y otros modelos <em>in vitro<\/em>, la bioimpresi\u00f3n 3D, las t\u00e9cnicas \u00f3micas y el modelado por computador<strong>\u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong><em>pueden reemplazar a los animales.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/science.peta.org\/es\/oportunidades-economicas\/\">Oportunidades econ\u00f3micas<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/science.peta.org\/es\/oportunidades-en-el-ambito-regulatorio\/\">Oportunidades para la toxicolog\u00eda reglamentaria<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull light-fade is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center kicker wp-block-paragraph\">Oportunidades<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Una estrategia para modernizar la investigaci\u00f3n biom\u00e9dica<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Para revitalizar la investigaci\u00f3n biom\u00e9dica y proteger la salud humana y el ambiente, PETA propone lo siguiente:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-peta-peta-card-block peta-card\"><div class=\"peta-card__top peta-card__top--align-left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/app-science-peta-prod-eastus2.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rat.png\" alt=\"Imagen de un roedor para ilustrar uno de los elementos de la estrategia para modernizar la investigaci\u00f3n biom\u00e9dica. \" laoding=\"lazy\" class=\"icon\"\/><\/div><div class=\"peta-card__bottom peta-card__bottom--align-left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><p class=\"peta-card__body\">Eliminar el uso de animales en \u00e1reas de investigaci\u00f3n en las que se ha demostrado que los animales son \u201cmodelos\u201d deficientes de los humanos y su uso ha impedido el progreso cient\u00edfico y m\u00e9dico.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-peta-peta-card-block peta-card\"><div class=\"peta-card__top peta-card__top--align-left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/app-science-peta-prod-eastus2.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/maginfy.png\" alt=\"Imagen de una lupa para ilustrar uno de los elementos de la estrategia para modernizar la investigaci\u00f3n biom\u00e9dica. \" laoding=\"lazy\" class=\"icon\"\/><\/div><div class=\"peta-card__bottom peta-card__bottom--align-left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><p class=\"peta-card__body\">Realizar revisiones sistem\u00e1ticas de la eficacia del uso de animales para identificar otras \u00e1reas en las que se dispone de m\u00e9todos sin animales o en las que el uso de animales no ha logrado proteger la salud humana ni el ambiente y, por lo tanto, puede pon\u00e9rsele fin.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-peta-peta-card-block peta-card\"><div class=\"peta-card__top peta-card__top--align-left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/app-science-peta-prod-eastus2.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/finance.png\" alt=\"Imagen del s\u00edmbolo de dinero para ilustrar uno de los elementos de la estrategia para modernizar la investigaci\u00f3n biom\u00e9dica. \" laoding=\"lazy\" class=\"icon\"\/><\/div><div class=\"peta-card__bottom peta-card__bottom--align-left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><p class=\"peta-card__body\">Redirigir los fondos destinados a estudios en animales a m\u00e9todos confiables sin animales.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-peta-peta-card-block peta-card\"><div class=\"peta-card__top peta-card__top--align-left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/app-science-peta-prod-eastus2.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/scale.png\" alt=\"Imagen de una balanza para ilustrar uno de los elementos de la estrategia para modernizar la investigaci\u00f3n biom\u00e9dica. \" laoding=\"lazy\" class=\"icon\"\/><\/div><div class=\"peta-card__bottom peta-card__bottom--align-left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><p class=\"peta-card__body\">Implementar un sistema de an\u00e1lisis de da\u00f1os y beneficios para estudios en animales que incluya una perspectiva \u00e9tica y considere los da\u00f1os permanentes que se infligen a los animales.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-peta-peta-card-block peta-card\"><div class=\"peta-card__top peta-card__top--align-left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/app-science-peta-prod-eastus2.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/globe.png\" alt=\"Imagen de un globo terr\u00e1queo para ilustrar uno de los elementos de la estrategia para modernizar la investigaci\u00f3n biom\u00e9dica. \" laoding=\"lazy\" class=\"icon\"\/><\/div><div class=\"peta-card__bottom peta-card__bottom--align-left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><p class=\"peta-card__body\">Colaborar con organizaciones y agencias a nivel global para armonizar los m\u00e9todos de prueba sin animales como requisitos para la evaluaci\u00f3n regulatoria y promover su aceptaci\u00f3n internacional.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-peta-peta-card-block peta-card\"><div class=\"peta-card__top peta-card__top--align-left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/app-science-peta-prod-eastus2.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gradulate.png\" alt=\"Imagen de un birrete para ilustrar uno de los elementos de la estrategia para modernizar la investigaci\u00f3n biom\u00e9dica. \" laoding=\"lazy\" class=\"icon\"\/><\/div><div class=\"peta-card__bottom peta-card__bottom--align-left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><p class=\"peta-card__body\">Educar a la comunidad cient\u00edfica y a las agencias reguladoras sobre los beneficios de los m\u00e9todos sin animales y c\u00f3mo utilizarlos.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns critical-moment is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading rule-left\">Este es un momento cr\u00edtico para la innovaci\u00f3n en investigaci\u00f3n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esta transformaci\u00f3n puede iniciarse hoy mismo. De no hacerlo, la investigaci\u00f3n financiada por los contribuyentes no derivar\u00e1 en descubrimientos ni aplicaciones indispensables para proteger la salud humana y el ambiente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-89b4c9e9 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/science.peta.org\/es\/accion\/\">Lee nuestro plan de acci\u00f3n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"922\" src=\"https:\/\/science.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/RMD-roadmap_es.png\" alt=\"Gr\u00e1fico de la estrategia para modernizar la investigaci\u00f3n biom\u00e9dica: poner fin al uso de animales en la investigaci\u00f3n; realizar revisiones sistem\u00e1ticas del uso actual de animales como modelos; redirigir fondos de experimentos en animales a m\u00e9todos sin animales; exigir un an\u00e1lisis de da\u00f1os y beneficios para los experimentos en animales; armonizar las pruebas sin animales en el \u00e1mbito regulatorio; educar a la comunidad cient\u00edfica en m\u00e9todos sin animales. Haga clic para obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n.\" class=\"wp-image-761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/RMD-roadmap_es.png 920w, https:\/\/science.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/RMD-roadmap_es-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/science.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/RMD-roadmap_es-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/science.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/RMD-roadmap_es-768x770.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull hexes-left has-blue-dark-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cCuando leemos sobre los avances en medicina, a menudo parece que las tan esperadas innovaciones para el c\u00e1ncer, la enfermedad de Alzheimer, los accidentes cerebrovasculares, la osteoartritis e innumetables enfermedades menos comunes est\u00e1n a la vuelta de la esquina. Pero resulta que vivimos en un mundo con much\u00edsimas esquinas\u201d.<\/p><cite>\u2013 Richard Harris, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/titles\/richard-harris\/rigor-mortis\/9781541644144\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rigor Mortis: How Sloppy Science Creates Worthless Cures, Crushes Hope, and Wastes Billions<\/a><\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La observaci\u00f3n realizada por el exitoso periodista cient\u00edfico Richard Harris resuena en quienes padecen una enfermedad incurable o conocen a alguien que la padece, y por una buena raz\u00f3n: miles de millones en fondos p\u00fablicos y privados asignados a la investigaci\u00f3n no est\u00e1n generando tratamientos efectivos para muchas de las enfermedades que matan e incapacitan a los humanos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La principal raz\u00f3n de este fracaso es una confianza injustificada en los estudios en animales. Numerosas investigaciones cient\u00edficas realizadas en las \u00faltimas d\u00e9cadas demuestran que los estudios en animales son deficientes y desv\u00edan recursos financieros e intelectuales que podr\u00edan invertirse en m\u00e9todos confiables y relevantes. Las diferencias biol\u00f3gicas y gen\u00e9ticas intr\u00ednsecas entre especies generan problemas ineludibles a la hora de extrapolar los resultados de otros animales a los humanos, incluso en los estudios mejor dise\u00f1ados, controlados y ejecutados.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adem\u00e1s de la creciente evidencia de que los experimentos en animales no pueden extrapolarse de forma confiable a los seres humanos y del aumento del desarrollo y la aplicaci\u00f3n de tecnolog\u00edas que pueden reemplazar el uso de animales en los laboratorios, la aceptaci\u00f3n moral de los experimentos en animales por parte de la sociedad ha disminuido. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En este reporte detallamos las fallas de los experimentos en animales, mostramos c\u00f3mo los sistemas existentes son insuficientes para corregirlas, ofrecemos un plan para reemplazar el uso de animales en experimentos, identificamos prioridades estrat\u00e9gicas y compartimos informaci\u00f3n sobre \u00e1reas en las que existen oportunidades para la sustituci\u00f3n inmediata del uso de animales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns footnotes is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ReferencIAS<\/h5>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-footnotes\"><li id=\"8baa5698-6a14-45c1-b6db-eaff843a2d52\">Bailey J. An assessment of the role of chimpanzees in AIDS vaccine research.\u00a0<em>Altern Lab Anim<\/em>. 2008;36(4):381-428. doi:10.1177%2F026119290803600403 <a href=\"#8baa5698-6a14-45c1-b6db-eaff843a2d52-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 1\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"19dcd34b-6020-4862-825d-2fad69b28f1e\">Is there a vaccine to prevent HIV? HIV.gov. Updated February 25, 2026. Accessed March 22, 2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiv.gov\/hiv-basics\/hiv-prevention\/potential-future-options\/hiv-vaccines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.hiv.gov\/hiv-basics\/hiv-prevention\/potential-future-options\/hiv-vaccines<\/a> <a href=\"#19dcd34b-6020-4862-825d-2fad69b28f1e-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 2\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"f6878394-b05d-49a4-889b-37f9692dadeb\">O&#8217;Collins\u00a0VE, Macleod MR, Donnan GA, Horky LL, van der\u00a0Worp\u00a0BH, Howells DW. 1,026 experimental treatments in acute stroke.\u00a0<em>Ann Neurol<\/em>. 2006;59(3):467-477.\u00a0doi:10.1002\/ana.20741 <a href=\"#f6878394-b05d-49a4-889b-37f9692dadeb-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 3\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"f17694fd-ab41-4f00-9272-e01f7a366223\">Roth S,\u00a0Liesz\u00a0A. Stroke research at the crossroads\u2014where are we heading? <em>Swiss Med Wkly<\/em>. 2016;146:w14329. doi:10.4414\/smw.2016.14329 <a href=\"#f17694fd-ab41-4f00-9272-e01f7a366223-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 4\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"22417956-ced7-4bf7-b71e-08c6fec9a8a0\">National\u00a0Advisory General Medical Sciences Council Working Group on Sepsis. Final Report. Published May 17, 2019. Accessed\u00a0March 22, 2026.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nigms.nih.gov\/sites\/nigms\/files\/migrated\/nagmsc-working-group-sepsis-report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.nigms.nih.gov\/sites\/nigms\/files\/migrated\/nagmsc-working-group-sepsis-report.pdf<\/a> <a href=\"#22417956-ced7-4bf7-b71e-08c6fec9a8a0-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 5\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"45d3bb9d-1fda-4c95-862d-9d0f00039ede\">National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS).\u00a0New Therapeutic Uses.\u00a0Updated November 5, 2024.\u00a0Accessed\u00a0March 22, 2026.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ncats.nih.gov\/research\/research-activities\/ntu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/ncats.nih.gov\/research\/research-activities\/ntu<\/a> <a href=\"#45d3bb9d-1fda-4c95-862d-9d0f00039ede-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 6\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"7d405cd6-d6cf-48d9-bcdd-b5cd11c124f5\">Contopoulos-Ioannidis DG,\u00a0Ntzani\u00a0E, Ioannidis JP. Translation of highly promising basic science research into clinical applications.\u00a0<em>Am J Med<\/em>. 2003;114(6):477-484.\u00a0doi:10.1016\/S0002-9343(03)00013-5 <a href=\"#7d405cd6-d6cf-48d9-bcdd-b5cd11c124f5-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 7\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"83d23e96-cf66-498c-8def-56c592d8eca3\">Freedman LP, Cockburn IM, Simcoe TS. The economics of reproducibility in preclinical research.\u00a0<em>PLoS\u00a0Biol<\/em>. 2015;13(6):e1002165. doi:10.1371\/journal.pbio.1002626 <a href=\"#83d23e96-cf66-498c-8def-56c592d8eca3-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 8\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"403f11c9-ee9f-4909-8350-5d9641d07303\">van Meer PJ,\u00a0Kooijman\u00a0M,\u00a0Gispen-de Wied CC, Moors EH, Schellekens H. The ability of animal studies to detect serious post marketing adverse events is limited.\u00a0<em>Regul\u00a0Toxicol\u00a0Pharmaco<\/em>l. 2012;64(3):345-349. doi:10.1016\/j.yrtph.2012.09.002\u00a0 <a href=\"#403f11c9-ee9f-4909-8350-5d9641d07303-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 9\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EL Problema Limitaciones de la experimentaci\u00f3n en animales Diversos estudios y an\u00e1lisis cient\u00edficos revelan que los experimentos en animales no conducen a tratamientos efectivos ni a curas para las enfermedades humanas, incluidas las principales causas de muerte. Depender de estudios en animales desv\u00eda fondos de \u00e1reas de investigaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s prometedoras, retrasa el desarrollo de medicamentos&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":761,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"[{\"id\":\"8baa5698-6a14-45c1-b6db-eaff843a2d52\",\"content\":\"Bailey J. An assessment of the role of chimpanzees in AIDS vaccine research.\\u00a0<em>Altern Lab Anim<\\\/em>. 2008;36(4):381-428. doi:10.1177%2F026119290803600403\"},{\"id\":\"19dcd34b-6020-4862-825d-2fad69b28f1e\",\"content\":\"Is there a vaccine to prevent HIV? HIV.gov. Updated February 25, 2026. Accessed March 22, 2026. <a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hiv.gov\\\/hiv-basics\\\/hiv-prevention\\\/potential-future-options\\\/hiv-vaccines\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\">https:\\\/\\\/www.hiv.gov\\\/hiv-basics\\\/hiv-prevention\\\/potential-future-options\\\/hiv-vaccines<\\\/a>\"},{\"id\":\"f6878394-b05d-49a4-889b-37f9692dadeb\",\"content\":\"O'Collins\\u00a0VE, Macleod MR, Donnan GA, Horky LL, van der\\u00a0Worp\\u00a0BH, Howells DW. 1,026 experimental treatments in acute stroke.\\u00a0<em>Ann Neurol<\\\/em>. 2006;59(3):467-477.\\u00a0doi:10.1002\\\/ana.20741\"},{\"id\":\"f17694fd-ab41-4f00-9272-e01f7a366223\",\"content\":\"Roth S,\\u00a0Liesz\\u00a0A. Stroke research at the crossroads\\u2014where are we heading? <em>Swiss Med Wkly<\\\/em>. 2016;146:w14329. doi:10.4414\\\/smw.2016.14329\"},{\"id\":\"22417956-ced7-4bf7-b71e-08c6fec9a8a0\",\"content\":\"National\\u00a0Advisory General Medical Sciences Council Working Group on Sepsis. Final Report. 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