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----------------------------------------------- When the Pursuit of Science Endangers Species What happens when our thirst for knowledge drains some animal populations dry? by, Katie Law 28 May 2007 The use of animals in scientific research has a long and checkered history. Animals have been invaluable in developing lifesaving cures such as penicillin (mice), in finding vaccines against diseases such as polio (monkeys), and in pioneering techniques such as organ donation (pigs). Dogs and frogs have been sent into space, sheep have been cloned and countless fruit flies, rats and mice have given their lives to scientific discovery. We just couldn’t have done it without them. The vast majority of animals used in scientific research are specifically bred for their purpose, so the native population of Drosophila melanogaster is in… http://www.inklingmagazine.com/articles/endangered-by-science/
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