Medical Scientists Are Told to Start Including a Neglected Variable in Animal Testing: Female Animals

Posted by Maphesdus 10 years, 5 months ago to Science
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Wow, I had no idea this was even going on, but apparently there are huge issues that have frequently arisen as a result of this oversight. Glad it's being fixed.
SOURCE URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/15/health/nih-tells-researchers-to-end-sex-bias-in-early-studies.html


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    Posted by Hiraghm 10 years, 5 months ago
    I'm opposed to animal testing.

    There are way too many humans available to test on that are less valuable than the animals being tested.

    And if we were to limit the testing to progressives, there'd be less suffering. At least among non-progressives. Being brain-dead already, I doubt the progressives would even notice.

    Plus the researchers would be less likely to become emotionally attached to the test subjects. Then again, they might skew the results the other way just for the opportunity for payback against the progressive test subjects...
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