How the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the necessity of animal research.
Curr Biol
; 30(18): R1014-R1018, 2020 09 21.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-703973
ABSTRACT
Recently, a petition was offered to the European Commission calling for an immediate ban on animal testing. Although a Europe-wide moratorium on the use of animals in science is not yet possible, there has been a push by the non-scientific community and politicians for a rapid transition to animal-free innovations. Although there are benefits for both animal welfare and researchers, advances on alternative methods have not progressed enough to be able to replace animal research in the foreseeable future. This trend has led first and foremost to a substantial increase in the administrative burden and hurdles required to make timely advances in research and treatments for human and animal diseases. The current COVID-19 pandemic clearly highlights how much we actually rely on animal research. COVID-19 affects several organs and systems, and the various animal-free alternatives currently available do not come close to this complexity. In this Essay, we therefore argue that the use of animals is essential for the advancement of human and veterinary health.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Animal Experimentation
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Biomedical Research
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Disease Models, Animal
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Pandemics
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Curr Biol
Journal subject:
Biology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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