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JULY 21, 2009

But of course, the argument will be that the project is economic development, jobs and "for the good of humanity.". Tags: animal research pharmaceuticals primates medical research malaysia. Fortunately, there are Malaysian activists opposing it.

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OCTOBER 12, 2009

I don't support animal research and I have no sympathy for animal researchers. I don't believe they are working for human welfare. I don't believe they want an honest dialogue about what they are doing to animals. I don't believe they are "brave" for "standing up" to animal rights activists.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009

In a brief tour of a particular biotech research company, I was taken to the animal lab. They did not experiment on primates (I asked!), Interesting that many of the grants this place gets specifically say they can't experiment on any domesticated animals (cats and dogs I guess.). It was a jarring moment.

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OCTOBER 24, 2009

Plus, are mice comparable to kids (although I would prefer mice subjects to primates who are so much more sensitive)? Whether intentionally or not, the title of the article catches the frivolity of the research."Don't However, it involved exposing rats to chemicals at levels that humans are usually not exposed to.

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JUNE 16, 2010

I particularly question the use of chimpanzees in medical research. From what I recall, chimpanzees share at least 95 percent of human DNA, although the number that floats around the most is 98.6 I recently was escorted through a large primate research laboratory by its director.

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MARCH 7, 2009

I've decided to quit my book club, which I dearly love, because of a member who works in medical research and supports animal experimentation. For at least a year, I have had a serious problem with XXXX and, specifically, her position on animals. This is a link to a recent scandal at a primate center in Louisiana.

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