ENG102 SEC33 – Therese Nasrallah - Synthesis Matrix Template – Spring2017 Name: Michel Abboud My Claim: Animal testing in biomedical research . IDEA I: Cruelty of animal testing and who is more likely to agree or oppose these acts. IDEA II: Animal testing has contributed many illnesses cures and treatments that both human and animal benefit from. IDEA III: Strict regulation on animal testing And the 3Rs IDEA IV: Alternative testing methods now exist that can replace animal ,but still not completely. Source 1 Alternative to Animal Testing (Rachel Hajar, M.D) (against animal testing) - Animal testing led to progresses …show more content…
-Scientists have a specific responsibility to evade unnecessarily and minimize the pain in the treatments (replacement reduction refinement 3Rs). (Gannon,2007,p.519,para.4). Source 3 The ethics of animal research (Simon festing and Robin Wilkinson) -Implementation of laws that enables people to know more about the researches -The conducted regulated and controlled animal researches in addition to the implementation of the 3Rs and the use of compute models, human cell lines helped to lower our reliance on animals ” Approximately 2.7 million regulated animal procedures were conducted in 2003 in the UK—half the number performed 30 years ago”(Festing &Wilkinson,2007,p.528,para.3). -There exist solution to reduce animal testing like the use of cell culture based tests and Microdosing techniques , the inherent limitation of some non animal tests, and good experimental design and many others techniques like cooling and magnetic resonance thathelps to reduce the use of animals. (Festing &Wilkinson,2007,p.529). Source 4 Intention to oppose animal research (Ronald E.Goldsmith, Ronald A.Clark, and Barbara …show more content…
Department of Health animal researches led to an increase in human lifetime by 23.5 years. (Sun,2012, p.84,para.3). -The Animal Welfare Act of 1966 that led to the formation of many groups that aim to guarantee facilities to test substances and use animal as the last method to be conducted only after other methods have failed or been deemed incompatible. These agencies are also in charge for looking after the testers to provide the animals with good living conditions and medical care while being tested. (Sun,2012 ,pp.83-84,opposition section). - Three R’s’ of animal testing: reduction, replacement, and refinement”. Scientists can moderate the number of animals used in testing while obtaining the same amount of data. They can substitute animals when it is possible too and scientists can enhance their methods by reducing the pain experienced by the animals and insure good living condition(Sun,2012,