JuniorsCrackDealer@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agoMaybe there was a cure for human cancer, but it didn't work at all in mice.message-squaremessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up1298arrow-down115
arrow-up1283arrow-down1message-squareMaybe there was a cure for human cancer, but it didn't work at all in mice.JuniorsCrackDealer@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square78fedilink
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·7 hours agoNo, it does not. Saying we might not find x treatment because it didn’t work on mice says absolutely nothing about the actual efficacy of testing on mice.
minus-squareMrScottyTay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·7 hours agoIt does if it diverts attention away from other potential cures, not to mention making the animals’ sacrifices even more in vain
minus-squareOldChicoAle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 hours agoHow can we develop therapeutics without animal testing? Genuinely asking your thoughts.
No, it does not. Saying we might not find x treatment because it didn’t work on mice says absolutely nothing about the actual efficacy of testing on mice.
It does if it diverts attention away from other potential cures, not to mention making the animals’ sacrifices even more in vain
How can we develop therapeutics without animal testing? Genuinely asking your thoughts.