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.
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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...