The Contribution of Animal Experiments to the Control of Disease

Dr Jack Botting (1932-2012) was a keen advocate of informing the public about the important role of animals in research. Following a successful career in pharmacology, Dr Botting became the Science Director for the Research Defence Society (RDS), an organisation which would later merge with the Coalition for Medical Progress to form Understanding Animal Research. … Continue reading The Contribution of Animal Experiments to the Control of Disease

Guest Post: Animal models in research are necessary and ethical

The following post was originally published in The Daily of the University of Washington on April 26, 2015. It has been reproduced with permission from the newspaper and the original author. Benjamin Cordy is a neurobiology student at UW, he is also the Editor-in-Chief of Grey Matters Journal - an undergraduate neuroscience journal whose mission … Continue reading Guest Post: Animal models in research are necessary and ethical