Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: Animal models are widely recognized as being essential to the progress of medical science. In countering the critics’ arguments of the use of animals in medicine, one statement has acquired almost talismanic importance:\n‘Virtually every medical achievement of the last century has depended directly or indirectly on research with animals.’\nIn this essay, the origins and justification of this oft-repeated statement are examined. Despite its endorsement by leading academic bodies, it is far from clear that the statement has been, or even could be, formally validated.
Author: Robert AJ Matthews
Institution: Aston University
Language: English
Subfield: Small Animals
Field: Veterinary
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2010997757