would u ever harm animals for ur experiments

Question: would u ever harm animals for ur experiments

Asked by bossofslang to Sarah, Paul, Mark, Lily, Laura on 16 Jun 2010 in Categories: Your Research. This question was also asked by 06kitet, abbiekeen, britishbeef, purebloodcross.
- Mark Roberts answered on 15 Jun 2010:
  
  For the sort of work I do no. I don’t work with animals.
- Lily Asquith answered on 15 Jun 2010:
  
  My experiments will never involve animals because of the nature of work I do. We use machines and computers. If someone told me that I had to hurt an animal to do the experiments we are doing at the Large Hadron Collider then I would refuse and attempt to find another way. But, if I was in medicine or biology and someone told me that I had to hurt an animal in order to stop the pain and suffering of human children, I would do it. With a heavy heart. This is a really difficult choice scientists have to make and I am very grateful that I don’t have to make such a choice in order to do my work. I am also very grateful to the people who do make the choice, because their bravery means that if my daughter gets sick she has a chance of getting better again.
- Laura Maliszewski answered on 15 Jun 2010:
  
  Yes, but only IF
  1. It was the only way to get the data
  AND
  2. the data would have a benefit that was worth the lives of animals
  
  These are pretty basic rules for animal research and are strictly enforced by regulatory groups within research groups.
- Sarah Bardsley answered on 16 Jun 2010:
  
  I don’t conduct experiments in my line of work. Not every scientist conducts experiments. I’m a biologist who has specialised in environmental science. So I analyse and write about new scientific developments in areas like climate change, pollution monitoring and conservation. At school and college I did conducted genetic experiments on fruit flies. And at University I did dissect things like fish, squid and insects to better understand their anatomy.
  It is a sad thing that animals are used in experiments. But this work can help us solve important problems. Not only has it helped us understand the world around us but it is used in the development of new medical drugs and procedures that go on to be used to help people when they are ill.
  I would like scientists to develop better alternatives to animal testing and believe in the future this will be possible.
- Paul Roche answered on 16 Jun 2010:
  
  Nope, I just look at stars and galaxies, no animals involved.

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