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West Virginia University to Build Animal Research Lab

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It will house rodents for use in experiments. And research for drug development, which means more MONEY and JOBS! Setting up experiments to try and develop new insights that would be even before the drug development phase. Tags: west virginia university animal research Obama tax dollars us. Because it will create JOBS!

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Slate on Pepper: Stolen for Research

Animal Person

Daniel Engber, senior editor at Slate , has posted the first of a five-part series about animals used for research. Pepper, the stolen dog who changed American science ," thankfully wasn't called Pepper, the stolen dog that changed American science," so that was an encouraging sign. Pepper was a beloved family pet.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

For those who didn't read the five-part Slate series " Pepper, the stolen dog who changed American science " by Daniel Engber , I recommend it for the history, but also for the misconceptions and assumptions that you might want to discuss on the Facebook discussion about the series. Let's deconstruct: Part I: Where's Pepper? Maybe on paper.