Galen (199 – 217 AD) performed experiments on animals‚ which led to advancements in the understanding of anatomy‚ physiology‚ pathology‚ and pharmacology [2]. Likewise‚ the twelfth century Arab physician Ibn Zuhr introduced animal testing as an experimental method for testing surgical procedures before applying them to human patients [3]. In recent years‚ the use on animals for biomedical research has become a topic of criticism and debate because of the claim‚ “animals are necessary for biomedical
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Is animal testing cruelty or science? This is the question that many people ask to themselves‚ and is one of the many controversial topics in today’s society. In my point of view animal testing is cruelty because animals can’t talk for themselves so they get kill and hurt‚ and we also violated their right by doing this. Anjo a member of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) said “Animals feel pain; they have a right to decent life” (Nancy Day 2000‚ pg.12). It is difficult to determine how many animals
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Biochemical weapons are a major factor in warfare in the upcoming years. These weapons are easy to make‚ efficient‚ and deadly which increases the threat even more if in the wrong hands. Biochemical weapons have been used in the past including World War 1‚ World War 2‚ Iran-Iraq War‚ and acts of terrorism. Many bacterial‚ viral agents and toxins can put public health in risk‚ in the case of biochemical attack. These pathogens‚ if used‚ will pose a huge dilemma with public health and can cost many
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Objectives 1. To determine biochemical activities of microorganisms. 2. To observe the product of biochemical activities of microorganisms. 3. To learn the skills of inoculation agar tubes and agar plates. Introduction Microorganisms are able to carry out different biochemical activities with the ease of different enzymes. Each of these enzymes carries out one specific type of the chemical transformation. They convert substrates into product. A) Carbohydrates Fermentation Microorganisms utilize
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Hypothesis Testing Paper Team A PSY/315 July 7‚ 2014 Instructor: Regina Pendergrass Inside statistics‚ it has to be understood what hypothesis testing is to find and verify research to be studied. Hypothesis testing is a form of research that is used to show how a certain issue will end or how the researcher(s) think the issue will end in the environment that it is situated. The testing will show that even though an answer may form‚ it does not prove the answer is correct secondary to the
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High Stakes Testing Name Course Date Professor Abstract Even though students taking high stakes tests are suppose to be educational for the student’s future education. It is only going to impact the students negatively. There is always going to be different points of views when it comes to high-stakes testing. The students are being taught to the test and not encouraged to use their critical thinking skills. Standardized test should be alleviated and allow teachers to teach. Research
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Animal testing is a methodology implemented to identify the effectiveness of a drug on any animal before issuing it to humans. Animal testing was commonly practiced from the age of Greeks themselves. Some historical figureheads who made use of animal testing are Aristotle‚ Erasistratus and Galen (Hajar‚R.‚ 2011). Without animal testing there can be severe consequences‚ for example‚ in 1937 a pharmaceutical establishment in the USA manufactured a medicine. The manufacturer did not know that one of
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Should Animal Testing Remain Legal? ************** ECPI University Every year millions of animals are subjected to horrible unethical experimentations in order to advance medical science. Dogs‚ cats‚ monkeys‚ mice‚ and other animals are kept in dark rooms in cages while being exposed to various toxic and poisonous substances daily in order to test how the substance may react in humans. These poor creatures suffer from inhumane treatments and are denied any form of happiness‚ and these experiments
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Animal testings should be abolished since they are another form of brutal animal abuse‚ aren’t accurate due to difference in human and animal DNAs and are no longer necessary with the presence of new technology resulting better outcomes. It is in fact one of the most misunderstood concepts in modern science. According to Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) the number has increased to more than 72% of the people opposing Animal Testing but some still support Animal Testing believing
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Macleod Mrs. Darling ENG-3U December 6th‚ 2012 It’s A Ruff Life – The Truth on Animal Cosmetic Testing When applying that beautiful new lip color or dying your hair the perfect shade of brown‚ does the thought of an animal wincing and screaming in pain come to your mind? I am guessing your answer would be no as well as would be mine‚ until I did some research into cosmetic companies that do testing on animals. Cosmetic companies try to hide this ugly truth from their consumers to not lose credibility
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