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Science takes case for animal research to the people

                   
startribune.com
Nov 4, 2009
 
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Elizabeth Flores, Star Tribune Senior scientist Matt Lahti, center, prepared a sheep for a heart valve surgery at the Variety Cardiovascular Research Center on the U of M campus. A Pew Foundation poll in July found that only 52... [read full story]                    

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A Trip to an Animal Lab

 critternews.blogspot.com Nov 6, 2009
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Moreover Public: The 3rs Call On Science

 qc.ca Nov 3, 2009
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A Trip to an Animal Lab

critternews.blogspot.com
Nov 6, 2009
 

Well, kind of. It wasn't a full-fledged tour, but disturbing nonetheless. I can't really talk about what I do except that I work in government. In a brief tour of a particular biotech research company, I was taken to the animal...

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Are Four Legs Better than Two?

amused-muse.blogspot.com
Nov 6, 2009
 

This commentary cracked me up: "Animals make the perfect humans." Your cat, dog, horse or bird doesn't care if you're young or old, rich or poor, fat or thin. Nor will any animal -- even in front of a TV camera -- introduce...

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Leading Alzheimer's researcher: Animal experiments will not help humans

indybay.org
Nov 5, 2009
 

A recent Pew Research Center poll found that 43 percent of adults-and nearly 60 percent of those under 30-oppose the use of animals in experiments. A top Alzheimer's researcher explains why we would all be better off if animal...

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Biomedical industry fights to keep animals in labs

scrippsnews.com
Nov 4, 2009
 

"Ever had leprosy? Thanks to animal research, you won't." That message, emblazoned on 15 billboards around Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn., strikes at the heart of a largely hidden but heated health care battle being waged beyond...

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Moreover Public: The 3rs Call On Science

qc.ca
Nov 3, 2009
 

After 50 years of the 3Rs – replacement research lacks the strategic punch needed to decrease the number of animals used says Dr Gemma Buckland The year 2009 has marked the 50th anniversary of the birth of the 3Rs concept - the...

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