Without animal research, polio would kill or cripple thousands of unvaccinated adults and children each year.
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Do you have respect for animals? Would you enjoy the potential of working with a variety of animal species every day? Would you like to help save human lives by finding cures and treatments for medical diseases? Would you enjoy discovering new methods to help make your pets healthier? Do you want to make sure household products are safe for the public to use? Do you want the satisfaction of knowing you have a crucial role in the advancement of science? If you can answer "yes" to any of these questions, then laboratory animal science may be the field for you!
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Why use animals at all?
There are striking similarities between the physiological systems of humans and various species of animals. Much of what we know about the immune system has come from studies with mice. Research on dogs has provided a great deal of information about the cardiovascular system. more...
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Do you have respect for animals? Would you enjoy the potential of working with a variety of animal species every day? Would you like to help save human lives by finding cures and treatments for medical diseases? Would you enjoy discovering new methods to help make your pets healthier? Do you want to make sure household products are safe for the public to use? Do you want the satisfaction of knowing you have a crucial role in the advancement of science? If you can answer "yes" to any of these questions, then laboratory animal science may be the field for you!
