Animal Research: The Giant Tribute
How is medical research through animals beneficial?
Introduction:
There are more than two-hundred diseases that are shared by humans and animals (Michigan Society for Medical Research 708). Many of them have been treated in both animals and humans through animal research. Animal experimentation in many animals has led to discoveries that have prevented, treated and nearly eradicated some diseases. It has led to the development of vaccines, antibiotics, anesthetics and other treatments for maladies that plague humans and animals (Michigan Society for Medical Research 154). Without animal research, information on cancers and other illnesses would not have been found. It also helps develop alternatives to animal research for the hope that we will be able to harm less animals in the future. ("It is Not Completely Possible to Replace Animals in Medical Research"). Even though the thought of experimenting on animals is not necessarily very pleasant to think about, it is the best research we can do that applies most to humans.
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Concession 1:
Animal research is expensive.
Concession 2:
There are several alternatives to animal research.
Above is a nude mouse, which is genetically modified and helps researchers simulate cancer.
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Video Debate on How Necessary Animal Research is:
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Works Cited:
Michigan Society for Medical Research. Animals in Research: A Resource Guide. Ann Arbor: Michigan Society for Medical Research, Print.
"Medical Progress Depends on Animal Research." Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, Web. 2013. 6 Feb. 2015
"It is Not Possible to Complete Replace Animals in Medical Research." Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, Web. 2013. 22 Feb. 2015.
"Animal Research is Unethical and Scientifically Unnecessary." Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, Web. 2012. 10 Feb. 2015.
"Animal Research is Unethical and Scientifically Unnecessary." Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, Web. 2013. 10 Feb. 2015.