FAQs about the use of animals in science
Subtitle: a handbook for the scientifically perplexed
By: Ray Greek and Niall Shanks
Contributors: Shanks, Niall, 1959-; Americans for Medical Advancement
Publisher: Univ Press of America, co-published by arrangement withAmericans for Medical Advancement
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780761848493; 9780761848509
Subjects: Animal Models; Animal experimentation; Animal Experimentation; Animal models in research
Other titles: Frequently asked questions about the use of animals in science
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-147).
Table of contents: title: Overview of the use of animals in science; title: Scientifically viable uses of animals; title: Evolution and the use of animals as predictive models for humans; title: Prediction and animals; title: Animals and specific drugs and diseases; title: Predictive modalities, alternatives and the three R's; title: Defending prediction: a tale of politics, money and ego; title: How to examine retorts to what we have offered so far; title: Personalized medicine; title: Final comments.