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Book SynopsisEvery year, hundreds of millions of animals are used in the service of biomedical research, despite the risk of extreme cruelty to these animal subjects. The expansion of the pharmaceutical industry and university research funding rapidly normalized its practice. What exactly are these experiments supposed to achieve from the scientific point of view and how effective are they? Working scientists answer these questions by saying that their research is absolutely necessary if we are to develop new therapies for human diseases. But is this really the case? Written by a scientist with over 40 years of laboratory experience, The Rise and Fall of Animal Experimentation critically examines this assumption and asks whether it is true that animal-based research achieves its aims and, if so, how often this occurs and if there are alternatives to performing animal-based science. The book takes readers through the history of animal experimentation: its early beginnings in antiquity, how it advanc
Table of ContentsPrologue: The Seminar Chapter 1: Greek Awakenings Chapter 2: Circular Arguments Chapter 3: Mapping Humanity Chapter 4: Fear and Trembling Chapter 5: The Modern Prometheus Chapter 6: I Want to be Your Dog Chapter 7: Not Just Kids Chapter 8: The Cloud Cap'd Towers Bibliography Index
