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RE: Why animal testing is here to stay
I work at a lab that produces genetically modified mice and I can guarantee that some of the work we have done has produced treatments that have saved peoples lives. We are always looking to reduce the amount of animals we use in cloning and breeding as we do not wish to harm any more animals than necessary.
Your lab produces genetically manipulated shitmice and you are talking about saving lives? I hope u dont believe what you are writing here bro. :'D Or maybe the trolls are already at steemit? That would be so fucking shitty.
Obviously you don't grasp what genetic modification does to mice and rats. I'm sure you have a frankensteinish vision of it (like many people do), which is far from the truth.
Genetic modification usually targets only a specific gene to study one specific metabolic pathway. Some modifications can improve the animal's health, and some don't. The EXACT same thing happens with humans naturally or artificially (pollution, exposure, genetic diseases, etc), and understanding the cellular mechanism helps in the development of cures. I hope you find this enlightening.
this is a very old version of the real facts.
Great to hear. The least harm done to the animals, the better.
I definitely agree. Animal studies are needed to help establish a broad idea of safety and efficacy before and if we move onto human trials. The face of medicine today would be very different if we were unable to use animals for testing.