What Are Some Possible Alternatives to Animal Testing?
chimp image by Dwight Davis from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a06/tt/us/possible-alternatives-animal-testing_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); The use of animals in scientific studies is a controversial debate. Animal testing has been a controversial subject for many years. Animal rights activists argue that testing products and medical procedures on animals amounts to animal abuse and is inexcusable. Many scientists counter that medical advancements would not have been possible if animal testing had not played a role. While some tests offer no alternatives to animal subjects, there have been numerous technological advancements that can minimize the use of live animals in scientific studies. Corrositex Corrositex is a synthetic skin membrane material that mimics live skin vulnerability so well that it can be used instead of animal skin in many corrosive studies. In the past, rabbits were tested t
