Without animal research, more than 60 million Americans would risk death from heart attacks, strokes, or kidney failure because there would be no medicine to combat high blood pressure.
Basics
Biomedical research is the broad area of science that is undertaken to gain knowledge and understanding of the biological processes and the causes of disease. Through careful experimentation, laboratory work, analysis, and testing, researchers look for ways to prevent, treat, and cure diseases that cause illness and death in people and in animals.
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Why can’t alternatives, such as computer models and cell and tissue cultures, replace animals in medical research?
Computer models and tissue cultures are often used in conjunction with animal testing. However, a computer simply can’t mimic the complexities of an entire biological system. That’s why animals are used. more...
Scientific Research
Biomedical research is the broad area of science that is undertaken to gain knowledge and understanding of the biological processes and the causes of disease. Through careful experimentation, laboratory work, analysis, and testing, researchers look for ways to prevent, treat, and cure diseases that cause illness and death in people and in animals. 
