Animal testing has been an ethical battle in the United States for the past 100+ years. Dissection on animals has gone as far back as 500 B.C. In that time some physicians argued that animals lacked intelligence and so could not experience pain while other counteracted that they could, but the issue itself was of minimal importance. The 19th century brought around greater public objection and began the anti-vivisection movement. Claude Bernard, a French physiologist, said that experimenting on animals…
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ENGL 1100 (11:00) Professor Bates 4/13/15 Alternatives to Animal Testing Right now, thousands of rats, mice, rabbits, dogs, cats, primates, and other animals are being used to test cosmetics, household cleaners, industrial and consumer products. These animals are poisoned, blinded, and suffer cruel deaths. Although animal testing delivers more medical advancement, people, groups, and organizations in America debate whether animal testing should be banned; more effective and modern measures have become available to replace…
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are number of animals used for research, experimentation and testing. However, how many people will realize that there are thousand of animals’ research behind these medical outcomes. Almost every species of animals included hamsters, dogs, cats, and rabbits are used in human medical research. With the rapid development in medical field and human civilization, more and more people are concerned about a problem that whether or not animals should be used in medical research? We use animals that are closely…
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Is using animals in medical research necessary? Some people would say yes, others would say no... but who's right? No matter what one thinks or believes this question still remains, yet to be answered. At first this question seems like its answer lies within one's opinion and only that, but if you look closer there is much more to it than opinion. Scientists and medical researchers say that animal testing is the future to finding cures. They also believe it is cruel to use animals to test our products on but…
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Cosmetic Animal Testing, No Longer Needed Every year, millions of animals suffer and die from having cosmetic products tested on them. Even though it may be hard to imagine with new technology and information, animals are still frequently used in testing labs to ensure the safety of a cosmetic product. According to the organization, PETA or People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, many well-known cosmetic companies claim that they do not test on animals in the United Sates which is true, but…
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Topic: Animal Testing Purpose: To persuade my audience that animal testing is wrong and unethical Relevance: animals are people too and no one wants an animal to suffer for the wrong reasons Intro Imagene being taken to a place where you are locked up, with barely any room for movement, in a small cage. You are taken every once in a while to get your hair shaved off, and things rubbed into your skin that could potentially make your hair never grow back, or it burns you and makes…
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Introduction The bioassay is an experiment that measures the response of a particular chemical substance on the living organism of a tissue [1]. Bioassays can therefore aid in the research and development of drugs especially in the pharmaceutical industry. In this bioassay the influence of two drugs (antagonists) on Acetylcholine mediated contractions on smooth muscle were measured [2]. Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter that when bound to a particular receptor is involved in the contraction…
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Topic: Plant Defenses (Daphnia) Experiment Author’s Name Professors Name Institutional Affiliation Date Abstract The experiment was carried out to determine the effect of plant defenses on Daphnia magna which is a small herbivore. The plant defense that was used in this experiment was black and green tea. The Daphnia Magna was placed in on a microscope and the HR (heart rate) per minute was recorded. After the introduction of black and green tea to the small herbivore, the heart rate…
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January 15, 14 History of Psychology Lesson Introduction “Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem” How is Psychology Defined? (it is science) The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. (human nature) Influences from Philosophy Debate: Head versus Heart Practices of the early Egyptians suggest that the heart was seen as more important than the brain. The process of trepanation dates back over 10,000 years. (Drilling a hole in your head) Plato (427-347…
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” Overconfidence Error 1: Overconfidence Error 2: Performance Accuracy We are much too certain in our judgments. We overestimate our performance, our rate of work, our skills, and our degree of self-control. Test for this: “how long do you think it takes you to…” (e.g. “just finish this one thing I’m doing on the computer before I get to work”)? And your unscrambling speed? HEGOUN ERSEGA We overestimate the accuracy of our knowledge. People are much more certain than they are accurate…
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