I genuinely don’t want to be hateful, but how do you expect stuff like this to be tested without hurting “some” animals. I’m not saying I agree with animal testing and if possible I’d rather them test it another way, but I do understand the importance of it. Without this lot’s of medications and treatments wouldn’t exist.
Comment on Scientists regenerate neurons that restore walking in mice after paralysis from spinal cord injury
Spliffman1@lemmy.world 1 year ago
How many mice were killed before they got one “fixed”? And did they damage their spinal cords in the first place so they could have subjects to work on? Where do you find a supply of mice paralyzed by spinal cord injury to experiment on?
Vlixz@lemmy.world 1 year ago
wafflez@lemmy.world 1 year ago
[deleted]photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
In vitro cell cultures don’t have spinal cords. For stuff like this, you need the living animal. Also, fun fact, in order to aquire the cells to culture, you need to kill newborn rats.
Windex007@lemmy.world 1 year ago
This is what privilege sounds like.
wafflez@lemmy.world 1 year ago
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wafflez@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Not even an applicable anaology when we’re breeding and slaughtering rats on a mass scale. It’s not the difference choosing between the life of a rat and the well-being of a human. Animal testing is generally not even applicable to humans and just results in large amounts of death and suffering. Not even to mention the grotesque method artificial insemination of rats. We have better alternatives to animal testing like in vitro, animal testing is not necessary