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fcklikeakennedy t1_jbag6kg wrote

Rand Paul talks about animal experiments being really expensive. If we replaced animal tests w/ these other ones that give us human relevant data overnight, how would the cost compare?

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[deleted] OP t1_jbagntx wrote

Part of the reason that experiments on animals are so costly is because most of the data they generate does not actually turn out to be useful, so time and money have been wasted. Non-animal methods will save a lot because they will result in human-relevant data that can be utilized by researchers and clinicians. Also, many non-animal methods can be re-used (while most animals are killed at the end of experiments).

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