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Is Medical Research on Animals REALLY the Only Way?

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Here's my response on medical research in general. I recently had a discussion about medical research using animals. This story on HIV research is one example. Tags: animal experimentation medical research monkeys. He said he didn’t know what his opinion was because he didn’t know all the facts.

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Two Examples of Mice Experiments - Valid or Not?

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I came across these stories about two different medical experiments using mice. Tags: animal experimentation medical ethics mice medical research. In this experiment, scientists tested whether lighting can cause depression. They used different lighting situations to see how they affect mice moods. One of the conclusions?

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Spotlight: Maureen Eiger – To Intervene or Not to Intervene?

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Here are some examples of when a bird definitely needs your help and a call to a federally permitted bird rehabilitator is warranted. It needs to be properly medicated and triaged. Most likely the bird will need to be medicated for a few days “just in case.”. So: When do you intervene? A hummingbird found on the ground.

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Peterson Field Guide to Mushrooms of North America, Second Edition: A Field Guide Review

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In many cases these are obvious–Jelly Fungi have a gelatinous texture–and in other cases it’s really not–Boletes, for example, look superficially like Agarics with their cap and stalk structure, but don’t have gills, the lower surface is covered with pores that are the ends of tubes.

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It's Tough to Report about OHSU's Primate Lab

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Here's an example. Tags: university research animal experimentation animal research primates medical research. Sounds like there can be a whole lot of drama surrounding the Willamette Week's attempts to report about this place. I wish the Seattle weeklies would at least try to cover the University of Washington's Primate Center.

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Animal Researchers Use Billboards to Promote Themselves

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Here's an example. Tags: animal experimentation medical research. The "brave" animal researchers are taking their argument to the public and bypassing animal right activists. a billboard funded by the Foundation for Biomedical Research. Ever had leprosy. Thanks to animal research, you won't." Let's discuss the research.

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Growing Number of Scientists Question Animal Research

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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. Tags: animal experimentation medical research. We as a movement cannot compartamentalize.