Posted by
timothy
on from the that-must-have-been-a-bitch dept.
Manwe's Herald writes "The first draft of the dog genome sequence has been deposited into free public databases for use by biomedical and veterinary researchers around the globe, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced today."
More or Fewer Experiments on Dogs?
by
bill_mcgonigle
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· Score: 1, Flamebait
So will this lead to more or fewer medical experiments on dogs? Having the genes could answer alot of questions but it could also make the dogs more desirable test candidates.
I don't know if it's still true, but at one time vivisection of dogs was common practice in medical and dental schools in the United States so students could "see how organs worked."
I admit it, I have a soft spot for other social mammals of a certain brain size. I can understand lower primates as an unfortunate necessity for human safety, but dogs? The same creatures who are poisoned by chocolate, coffee, tylenol and onions? Heck, I've lived on similar diets.
Here's a random website about vivisection - I can't vouch for whether they're OK or PETA-style whackos:
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So will this lead to more or fewer medical experiments on dogs? Having the genes could answer alot of questions but it could also make the dogs more desirable test candidates.
I don't know if it's still true, but at one time vivisection of dogs was common practice in medical and dental schools in the United States so students could "see how organs worked."
I admit it, I have a soft spot for other social mammals of a certain brain size. I can understand lower primates as an unfortunate necessity for human safety, but dogs? The same creatures who are poisoned by chocolate, coffee, tylenol and onions? Heck, I've lived on similar diets.
Here's a random website about vivisection - I can't vouch for whether they're OK or PETA-style whackos:
Help The Dogs
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