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Growing Number of Scientists Question Animal Research

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This is an excellent article that appeared in the Boston Globe last week. But many researchers - although adamant that animal research remains critical to finding cures and expanding medical knowledge - have come to concede that using creatures as human stand-ins is unnecessary for many procedures. This is an important issue.

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Our Strange Relationship with Animals

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The article continues. Tags: ethics animal rights medical research. [Maria's] strong opinions have made her somewhat of an outcast, even among old friends: "Some of them think that I'm totally insane, and then there is people at work, some of them understand to a degree, but some of them think that I'm the craziest thing they ever met."