Critter News

MARCH 10, 2009

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. Perhaps it was a necessary “evil.” It’s just a question of WILL.

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Medical Research Medical Research Monkeys 100

Critter News

OCTOBER 29, 2009

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

Animal Research 100

Animal Research Research Biomedical Research Medical Research 100

Critter News

OCTOBER 24, 2009

I came across these stories about two different medical experiments using mice. Aren't there better things to research? Whether intentionally or not, the title of the article catches the frivolity of the research."Don't Tags: animal experimentation medical ethics mice medical research.

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Mice Experience Experiments Medical Research 100

Critter News

APRIL 4, 2009

The feud between animal rights activists and researchers is among the bitterest in science. 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.

Animal Research 100

Animal Research Research Medical Research Animal 100

Critter News

AUGUST 15, 2009

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.

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Primates Medical Research Seattle Animal Research 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Some have proposed that the Larus gulls were an example of a ring species proposed by the late great Ernst Mayr, but that conclusion has been disputed (convincingly, I would say). This clearly showed Mayr’s grandeur: very shortly before he passed away at the age of 100, he saw one of his most important research hypotheses proven wrong.

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2011 Cyprus Species Deer 157