Animal Experimentation - Ethics
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Metaphysical and ethical perspectives on creating animal-human chimeras.

17 Aug 2009 This paper addresses several questions related to the nature, production, and use of animal-human (a-h) chimeras. At the heart of the issue is whether certain types of a-h chimeras should be brought into existence, and, if they are, how we should ... Read more...

Animal research ethics in Africa: an overview.

28 Jul 2009 With research projects that use animals on the increase worldwide and in Africa in particular, animal research ethics should continue to be reviewed to improve the welfare of animals used in research. The welfare of animals used in research has ... Read more...

[Bioethics and biomedical experiment evolution from Alkmaion to Pavlov. Dedicated to 160 years since I.P. Pavlov's birthday]

29 Jun 2009 Ethic aspects of biomedical experiment evolution from Alkmaion to Pavlov, are analysed. The history of reflexes in the paradigm of mechanitsism and antropomorphism is reinterpreted. It is emphasized that animal life and their behaviour exceed the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Animal Experimentation - Ethics'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Animal rights terrorists: what every neuroscientist should know. 14 Sep 2009
• We must face the threats. 14 Sep 2009
• The science and ethics of primate research. 20 Aug 2009
• Metaphysical and ethical perspectives on creating animal-human chimeras. 17 Aug 2009
• Primate veterinarians promote animal welfare, biomedical research. One-health approach bridges gap between science and medicine. 13 Aug 2009
• Animal research ethics in Africa: an overview. 28 Jul 2009
• [Bioethics and biomedical experiment evolution from Alkmaion to Pavlov. Dedicated to 160 years since I.P. Pavlov's birthday] 29 Jun 2009
• Background to the Three Rs Declaration of Bologna, as adopted by the 3rd World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences, Bologna, Italy, on 31 August 1999. 29 Jun 2009
• The Three Rs. Preface. 29 Jun 2009
• Assessing the search for and implementation of the Three Rs: a survey among scientists. 29 Jun 2009
• Ethics: views from IACUC members. 29 Jun 2009
• The origins and early days of the Three Rs concept. 29 Jun 2009
• The evolution of the Three Rs. 29 Jun 2009
• Animal experimentation and the Three Rs: time for honest answers to some leading questions. 29 Jun 2009
• Green light signals caution for primate research. 4 Jun 2009
• Time to connect. 26 May 2009
• One size does fit all. 29 Apr 2009
• Going through the phases. Response: Post-approval monitoring. 29 Apr 2009
• Going through the phases. Response: Approve and monitor. 29 Apr 2009
• Primate stroke research: still not interested. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Animal Experimentation'

Definition: The use of animals as investigational subjects.

Descriptor UI: D032761

Alternative terms: Animal Experimentation; Experimentation, Animal; Animal Research; Research, Animal; Animal Experimental Use; Animal Experimental Uses; Experimental Use, Animal; Experimental Uses, Animal; Animal Experiments; Animal Experiment; Experiment, Animal; Experiments, Animal;

Related Mesh Headings: Animal Use Alternatives; Models, Animal; Bioethical Issues; Ethics, Research;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; statistics & numerical data; standards;

Tree Number: E05.017;

History Note: 2003; use ANIMAL WELFARE 1987-2002; for ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS use ANIMALS 1978-2003

Technical Notes: IM for moral, legal, ethical, social, and religious aspects of experiments on animals; do not routinely add for specific research studies involving animals