February 28 2004
Where is the evidence that animal research benefits humans?
Pandora Pound et al. BMJ Vol. 328
Clinicians and the public consider it axiomatic that animal research has contributed to the treatment of human disease, yet little evidence is available to support this view. Few methods exist for evaluating the clinical relevance or importance of basic animal research, and so its clinical (as distinct from scientific) contribution remains uncertain...
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