Should Animals be used in Scientific Research? Animal testing is a method of testing drugs and cosmetics on animals to predict the possible reactions on humans and to evaluate the products if they are safe for human use or not. While animal testing seems a beneficial practice‚ there is a hidden side that some people might not take in to consideration. Bentham “The question is not‚ "Can they reason?" nor‚ "Can they talk?" but rather‚ "Can they suffer?"” (‚ year). If animals can speak‚ only then
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To what extent is the use of animals in scientific research acceptable? Nowadays‚ using animals in scientific researches becomes more and more popular. There are different opinions‚ for and against‚ relating this controversial issue. Some people agree with this method‚ others try to save animals’ lives. This essay tries to give some arguments to prove that we can not avoid this method in scientific researches. Let us take the medicine as an example. When doctors learn about a new kind of viruses
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Animals have long played an important role as research animals in the field of Science by human kind since Ancient Greeks‚ when Aristotle used animals as a dissection. Animals are used in research and experiments by scientists to advance human knowledge and find cures to diseases such as asthma. In my opinion‚ animals are needed for scientists to conduct researches and experiments. Firstly‚ animal models are used to test drugs. This is because it will lower the risk of effects on humans when the
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The purpose of this essay is to review the literature investigating key research methods that are used in Social Psychology‚ while providing an overview of the respective method’s strengths and weaknesses. The essay will also seek to review any ethical considerations which should be taken into account when pursuing a particular research route within social psychology. Social psychology employs the scientific method of research to study behavior and as such has been defined as: ‘The scientific investigation
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Writing Assignment #1: The Cultural Construction of the Idea of Progress Film chosen: Pocahontas One of Walt Disney’s most famous films‚ Pocahontas‚ takes place in the 1600s‚ as the British discover parts of the “New World” that are inhabited by native Americans. In this film‚ we are able to contrast the primitive lifestyle and culture of the Native Americans to that of the British‚ and are able to see how the ideas of “progress” or social evolution play a role in the ethnocentric bias held by
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Abstract This research paper discusses the opposition side of my chosen topic “Should the animals be used for scientific research”. It will evidently elucidate why it is malicious for the animals to be used as scientific research. Animals cannot be compared to humans when it comes to finding out what product or drug is competent for human to use‚ because animals and humans have different hormones. It is also been proven with the drug thalidomide‚ that even though it has been tested on thousands of
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Animals are used in scientific research‚ because it allows scientists to learn more about human biology and health‚ and for developing new and better medicines. They are used to establish medical treatments that will determine if the medications are safe‚ researchers check the safety of products destined for human use by testing it on animals first‚ animals are also used in other biomedical‚ commercial‚ and health care issues. The use of animals for disease research has many benefits‚ even when some
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been around for a longer period than dinosaurs‚ nearly for four hundred million years. They come in all sizes and they are very interesting creatures that live in oceans‚ lakes‚ rivers and other waters all over the world. Sharks use a variety of methods to find & hunt their prey. To hunt‚ they sense their prey‚ stalk their prey‚ & catch their prey. The first thing that the shark does before he hunts is to sense their prey. By that i mean that the sharks have to locate their prey. In order for
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Should animals be used in medical research? The use of animals in laboratory research is a very well known debate. Many people wonder if the animals are treated well and if they are taken care of properly; however‚ if medical and scientifical experimentation were done in only human trials the knowledge and understanding of how drugs and procedures can affect human would be decades behind. That is why the use of animals in experimentation is a necessity in order to continue advancing medicine
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Should animals be used for scientific research and experimentation? From ancient times‚ humans have relied on animals for their survival either as food (sheep‚ cow) or for competition (horses) and companionship (dogs). As humans became more familiar to their environment‚ they then also started utilizing animals for attainment of knowledge dating back to the days of the great physician Galen (129-200 AD)‚ who used animals to exhibit that arteries contain blood and not the air (qtd. in Giridharan)
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