On the necessity for animal experimentation [2]

BioEssays

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 94-95

  Festing, Simon ^a  

^a Research Defence Society   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; GENE; LETTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROSCIENCE; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; MODELS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 38049021149     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.20699     Document Type: Letter

References (13)

1. Langley Gill. Oral evidence to House of Lords Select Committee on Animals in Scientific Procedures http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/Id/Idanimal. htm.
2. Yorkshire Cancer Research. http://www.justgiving.com/charity/info.asp? FRSId=13479.
3. Royal Society. 2004. The Use of Non-Human Animals in Research: A Guide for Scientists London, UK: The Royal Society.
4. Home Office. 2006. Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals. Great Britain.
5. ABPI and MRC figures show that funding has increased by over 70% in this time period. Taking into account sector inflation, security costs etc gives a conservative 'real term' increase of 50%.
6. British Pharmacological Society. Integrative Pharmacology Fund. Imperial College London Centre for Integrative Mammalian Physiology and Pharmacology.
7. Home Office website. Frequently asked questions about the use of Animals in Scientific Procedures http://scienceandresearch.homeoffice.gov.uk/animal- research/animal-testing-faqs/.
8. Gordon N, Langley G., 2007. Comment on the Talking Points in EMBO reports 8:794-794.
9. See examples in: Is the Use of Animals in Biomedical Research Still Necessary in 2002? Unfortunately, "Yes" http://www.worldcongress.net/ 2002/proceedings/PCP%20Festing.pdf.
10. Biosciences Federation, Animal Science Group, About the ASG http://www.bsf.ac.uk/asg/asghome.htm.
11. Hadwen Trust Science Review 2006.
12. Professor Irene Tracey. Ibid.
13. Hadwen Trust Science Reviews 2004, 2005 & 2006.