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Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

New alternatives to laboratory animals study results from J. Bailey et al described

Published in Physician Law Weekly, December 9th, 2009

According to a study from London, the United Kingdom, "The European Commission's Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER) recently issued an Opinion on the need for non-human primate (NHP) use in biomedical research, and the possibilities of replacing NHP use with alternatives, as part of the Directive 86/609/EEC revision process. Here, we summarise our recent complaint to the European Ombudsman about SCHER's Opinion and the entire consultation process."

"It is our opinion that the Working Group almost entirely failed to address its remit, and that the Group was unbalanced and contained insufficient expertise. The Opinion presumed the validity of...

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