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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

5, 2009 The writer worked from 1978 to 1990 at Consumers Union as a health and science writer for Consumer Reports Magazine. Imagine if I and the rest of the medical profession said we had to look at the entire pharmaceutical and surgical supply industry’s needs, not just our patients’ health. Larry Katzenstein Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.,

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

7, 2008 The writer is director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment , Harvard Medical School. Sarah Palin of Alaska—that the Fish and Wildlife Service should not list the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act because science doesn’t support doing so—doesn’t persuade. Eric Chivian Boston, Jan.

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March by Goethe

10,000 Birds

Faustus’ opening monologue by heart as it is such an impressive chain of thoughts for anyone immersed in studying natural sciences. Despite being mainly interested in botany, about which he published some of the most influencial scientific essays of his time, he was also very well acquainted with the animal kingdom.

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40 Ways to Help Lab Animals

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When you read stories in major newspapers and magazines such as the New York Times, Washington Post, and Newsweek, be wary of simplification, bias, and a tendency to support traditional views indifferent to animals’ interests. For sleuthing on animal experimentation, you will want to visit a library with good science holdings.

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A Problem with Gulls

10,000 Birds

Mayr technically studied medical sciences, but he was a true and fanatic/fantastic birder and this was the reason for him choosing Greifswald over any other university – he wanted to go birding there. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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