THE MYTHS OF VIVISECTION
Bernhard Rambeck, MDMyth 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / Intro / Next Page
Fifth myth: "Animal experiments are necessary in the struggle against new and threatening diseases"
This myth ignores two basic points. First, the origin of the typically new and threatening illness of AIDS is still not definitely clear, but it appears increasingly plausible that this disease originated in experimental laboratories. Sceptical scientists hypothesize, especially in the field of cancer research with retroviruses, a possible origin of the human pathogen HIV.
But another point is perhaps even more important: AIDS research is a classic example of modern research to which animal experimentation has made virtually no contribution. Relevant progress in AIDS research is not based on animal experiments but on knowledge of infectious diseases, on observation of patients and on in vitro studies using cell cultures.
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