Breakthrough for animal testing science~

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Here I forward a message from a dear friend in Seoul that I wanted to share

with you- I sincerely hope you will find this information useful.

 

Kind regards,

 

Gina.

 

 

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The article is about the new research of a bio-engineering scientist at the

University of Tel Aviv in Israel, Professor Amit Gefen. Professor Gefen has

discovered a way to create skin, muscle, bone, and fat that is " alive " . Of

course, the skin, muscle, bone, and fat is not really alive but what he was

created has all the same physical substance and properties of real animal

tissue. This " living " tissue can be used in tests for new medicines and

medical procedures instead of using animals. Actually, all this " living "

material is more effective in testing than real living material because the

scientists don't have to worry about blood, pain, and other factors that can

make a test go wrong. It is believed that by using this new method, about

95% of all animal testing can stop.

 

This is great news for the ethics of science and for animal rights

advocates.

 

Here is the article:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100413121330.htm

 

It's interesting to note, too, that the EU has agreed upon a new set of

rules and procedures regarding animal testing. You may know that this has

been a ten year back and forth debate in the EU. Anyhow, both sides - the

researchers and the animal advocates - have finally agreed upon a directive.

Animals will still be tested (it is still illegal to test great apes), but

to a different extent, and in such a way that will limit the number of

animals being tested. Hopefully Professor Amit Gefen's discoveries (which

are incredible) will enter the research field very soon.

 

http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100413/full/464964a.html

 

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