Critter News
APRIL 4, 2009
The group is called NC3E (National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research). The Centre funds high-quality 3Rs research, organises workshops and symposia to disseminate and advance the 3Rs, and develops 3Rs information resources and guidelines. We'll see. I just signed up for the e-newsletter.
Critter News
DECEMBER 21, 2008
So, I belong to this book group of 5 to 7 women. I've been with the group for a while and it's not bad. There is one member of this group who works for a pharmaceutical company. She is the "science" one and likes to call herself an "independent" on the political landscape. She supports medical research on animals.
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Critter News
JUNE 9, 2009
The point of my series was to introduce some of the difficult questions that don't often get asked within science, precisely because of what Alina has so aptly described as the "climate of fear" that pervades the lab. Tags: animal experimentation animal research medical research.
Critter News
JUNE 5, 2009
Be cautious in repeating claims you find on the Web, especially those made by members of chat groups. Search the Libraries A good library is one of your best sources of information on the whos, whats, whens, wheres, and whys of animal research. Check it out at www.jhsph.edu/~altweb. A university library will usually serve you well.
Animal Person
JUNE 8, 2009
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?
Critter News
JULY 7, 2009
This particular animal research controversy is occurring in New South Wales (Australia). Welfare groups are calling for an urgent public debate on animal testing amid claims millions of creatures are being killed or maimed every year in Australia in the name of science. From the online Sydney Morning Herald.
Critter News
JULY 25, 2009
This statement is mainly motivated by a recent conversation with someone who has a science degree (I think it's biology), but who actually works for a clinical testing company. This exchange was part of a larger group discussion about Collapse by Jared Diamond. I raised the point that science does not solve everything.
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