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The Importance of Animal Experimentation for Safety and Biomedical Research
. Ed(S): Garattini, S.; Van Bekkum, D. W.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Garattini, S.; van Bekkum, D. W. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGL; MMG; MZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 403.
Scientists are coming under increasing pressure from activist groups to stop animal experimentation, branded as cruel and unnecessary for improving human health. This attitude, however, stems from an unrealistic evaluation of the situation and distorted information about present scientific knowledge. There is no question that most medical progress - perhaps all, in fac- has been attained through knowledge derived initially from experiments in various animal species. There is practically no way of replacing animals in these investigations and so-called 'alternative methods' are in reality merely complementary. Tissue cultures, cell, microorganisms, enzymes, membranes, mathematical models - all are useful for preliminary ... Read more
Scientists are coming under increasing pressure from activist groups to stop animal experimentation, branded as cruel and unnecessary for improving human health. This attitude, however, stems from an unrealistic evaluation of the situation and distorted information about present scientific knowledge. There is no question that most medical progress - perhaps all, in fac- has been attained through knowledge derived initially from experiments in various animal species. There is practically no way of replacing animals in these investigations and so-called 'alternative methods' are in reality merely complementary. Tissue cultures, cell, microorganisms, enzymes, membranes, mathematical models - all are useful for preliminary ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401073493
SKU
V9789401073493
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Reviews for The Importance of Animal Experimentation for Safety and Biomedical Research
`This book should be read by all medical scientists and practising doctors, and also by any intelligent layman who wishes to be informed on an increasingly contentious issue. The book is properly and nicely printed ...' Adverse Drug Reactions, 9/3, 1990