The New York Times recently produced an article entitled "Mice Fall Short as Test Subjects for Humans’ Deadly Ills" which argued that certain mouse models were flawed. This post by Mark Wanner was originally posted on The Jackson Laboratory's "Genetics and Your Health" blog aimed to clear up some of the misunderstandings that may have … Continue reading Why mice may succeed in research when a single mouse falls short
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Facts must inform discussion of future of chimpanzee research
The future of behavioral and biomedical research with chimpanzees is the focus of current discussion by a committee convened by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) at the request of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The second public meeting of the IOM convened Wednesday and Thursday. The meeting includes both experts on a broad range … Continue reading Facts must inform discussion of future of chimpanzee research
New York Times mentions role of animals in research
A recent New York Times article looked at a former banker, Mary Ann Baik, who left her job and retrained as an animal healthcare technician. Within this article another lab animal technician, Kevin Phelps, talked about his thoughts on his career - importantly he took care to mention the role of animal research in medicine. … Continue reading New York Times mentions role of animals in research
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