Why Animal Experimentation Matters: The Use of Animals in Medical Research

By: Paul, Jeffrey

Animal experimentation has made a crucial contribution to many of the most important advances in modern medicine. The development of vaccines for deadly viruses like rabies and yellow fever depended upon animal research, and much of our basic knowledge about human health and physiology was discovered through the use of animals as well. Inspite of these gains, animal rights activists have been zealous in communicating to the public and policymakers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076580025X
• ISBN13: 9780765800251
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.4"