Critter News

MARCH 10, 2009

I responded to a post on animalblog that cited a recent article in the journal "Proceedings" of the National Academy of Sciences. Here's my response on medical research in general. Here's my response on medical research in general. I recently had a discussion about medical research using animals.

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Critter News

APRIL 4, 2009

This is an excellent article that appeared in the Boston Globe last week. The feud between animal rights activists and researchers is among the bitterest in science. Indeed, it often isn't even the best science: New drugs that show great promise in mice, for example, often confer zero benefit to humans, or even prove harmful.

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Critter News

MARCH 21, 2012

It's a horrible topic and I post news articles about the abuses from time to time. But I want to be able to argue about it intelligently, citing science, not just morals. I've finally decided to take the plunge and really learn about animal experimentation.

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Critter News

JUNE 5, 2009

There are many excellent books on issues related to animal research. Know Your Adversary Part of being an effective activist on animal research issues is knowing the arguments in support of animal research. For sleuthing on animal experimentation, you will want to visit a library with good science holdings.

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JULY 3, 2012

Once used as fertilizer, the crabs are now harvested as bait for common whelk and bled for an extract used in medical research. Most articles on the Delaware Bay focus on horseshoe crabs and Red Knots. All photographs used in this article are by Jan Van de Kam and used courtesy of Rutgers University Press.

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