Animals in Space
A long time ago, no one thought you could send people into space, much less animals. Researchers then decided to take a chance and begin to send animals into orbit. From then on, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration started to conduct experiments involving animals. Scientists send animals into space to determine human reactions to microgravity, monitor dietary habits, and record unusual behavior (http://www.nasa.gov/audience/Animals_in_space).
Scientists decided to send animals into space to study how microgravity affect the animals, and if it might cause strange behavior. They would test the effects of weightlessness on a mammal, and find out how the radiation from the sun effects the body. Researchers did this, so when the time comes to send humans into space, they could compare the results and reactions of them both. NASA only decided to send animals into space only when necessary. Both the United States and the Soviets competed to see if either country could send an organism to space, and bring it back unharmed. While choosing various animals, scientists had to make sure the animals met special requirements. NASA chose to first, start picking smaller animals such as rats and bunnies, then worked their way up to dogs. All animals have to have their vaccination shots for things such as rabies, worms, and fleas. They also need to have impeccable health care such as passing their physical tests and have no health defects. Various animals also cannot be too young; they have to be fully developed. Smaller animals, like rats, have to trave...
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Since the time of Aristotle, animals have been used to further human progress. When Galen pioneered the study of anatomy or when Harvey discovered the circulation of blood, they used animals as a vital portion of their work. Why? Because at the time there was no alternative short of testing on human beings, an option very few would morally accept then or even now.
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Using animals for research and experimentation has led to cancer survival rates to continue to rise. Using animals for research and experimentation has helped the survival rates rise to many other different sicknesses and diseases. People who suffer from diabetes rely on insulin that was developed through experiments in rabbits and dogs.
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Firstly, animal testing helps scientists learn how the human body works without actually experimenting on humans. The animals most commonly used in experiments are mice and rats. The California Biometrical Research Association says rats and mice are effective for experiments concerning humans due to the fact that, “mice share more than 98% DNA with humans…” This means that humans and mice share many similar problems and disabilities, making them a good organism to test. Many scientists do these tests to cure illnesses and to find answers that they could not determine in computer or cell and tissue tests.
Animals are used in research projects as a range of scientific techniques. They are used in human trials, computer modeling, cell cultures, and statistical techniques; however, animals are only used in research where no other techniques are available. There is some research you cannot use on human subjects or computers like reproducing a beating heart or stroke, understanding the complicity of different parts of a living system, from molecules to cells to systems like respiration and circulation. Although human subjects are used in some cases of testing new drugs or procedures, at times it is ethically unacceptable to use human subjects because of climate control testing, diet, housing, clean air environment, temperatures and genetic makeup; this is why animal subjects like rodents are used for research.
Research on animals is deemed necessary to develop vaccines, treatments, and cures for diseases and to ensure that new products are safe for humans to use. “The development of immunization against such diseases as polio, diphtheria, mumps, measles, rubella, pertussis, and hepatitis all involved research on animals […]” (AMPEF 1). Scientists have found many drugs by means of animal experimentation. To some people, animals are viewed as better test subjects than anything else. Scientists can control many aspects in an animal’s life such as their diet, the temperature, lighting, environment, and more. Animals are biologically similar, but not identical to humans and can form some of the same health problems. When these health problems are injected into an animal it can have the same physical reactions as a human could.
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...in this piece, would be to dive into researching the answer to this: the fact that there I think there is something very clever to be said about a corporation that uses an animal to talk to its prospects, but are we really sure what that is? Are we sure what to say about a society that listens, and responds to spokescreatures? Perhaps we find them more credible than spokespersons. Do we?
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Many scientists have claimed that using animals for scientific purposes is a necessity in order to closely compare the effects on a human being. Also, stating that animals can’t be compared to humans, they do not have the same morals and obligations. Therefore, makes the experiments justifiable. In an
Animal experimentation can be very useful for testing new products and finding new medical treatment’s to save people’s lives. Many people’s lives depend on the research done on the animals. If scientist did not experiment with animals many more people would lose their life (Derbyshire). Animals are used to test new medical treatments to see if they will be effective on humans. Animal experimentation has been very helpful in the medical field; it has been used to discover antibiotics, vaccines, blood transfusions, insulin, and anesthetics. Animals are a very vital part of medical research; without them is would be very difficult to discover new treatments (Franklin). Animals are also used to test new cosmetic products before they are used on humans. The last way animals are used for is genetic experiments to help scientist figure out how different genes work (“Animal Research”). Humans benefit a lot by using animals for experimentation. Without the animals it would be very difficult to find new medical and to save a lot of people’s lives.