Animal Research
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For the past 20 years, there has a been an on going heated
debate on whether experiments on animals for the benefit of medical and scientific research is ethical.
Whether it is or isn't, most people believe that some form of cost-benefit test should be performed
to determine if the action is right. ....
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.... problems of our era, such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, AIDS and
birth defects." He goes on further to say that animal experiments can not only mislead researchers
but even contribute to illnesses or deaths by failing to predict any toxic effect on drugs. The majority
of animals in laboratories are used for genetic manipulation, surgical intervention or injection of
foreign substances. Researchers produce solutions from these animal "models" and are adapting
them to human condition ....
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