Similarity or Difference as a Basis for Justice: Must Animals Be Like Humans To Be Legally Protected From Humans?

Cupric oxide should not be used as a copper supplement for either animals or humans.

Animal studies have shown conclusively that the copper (Cu) in analytical-grade cupric oxide (CuO) is unavailable for absorption from the gut (Aoyagi and Baker 1993, Baker et al. 1991, Cromwell et al. 1989, Ledoux et al. 1991). In fact, the bioavailability of Cu in CuO relative to that in CuSO4 z 5H2O is not significantly different from zero (Aoyagi and Baker 1993). This finding was important i...

Lens epithelial cell apoptosis appears to be a common cellular basis for non-congenital cataract development in humans and animals

Cataract is a major ocular disease that causes blindness in many developing countries of the world. It is well established that various factors such as oxidative stress, UV, and other toxic agents can induce both in vivo and in vitro cataract formation. However, a common cellular basis for this induction has not been previously recognized. The present study of lens epithelial cell viability sug...

Extrapolating from animals to humans.

Because of a variety of caveats, the safety and effectiveness of interventions in human subjects can only be speculated from animal studies. Careful synthesis of data from multiple animal studies is needed to begin to assess the likelihood of successful cross-species translation (Fay et al., this issue).

Subtyping of Salmonella enterica isolated from humans and food animals using Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis

Salmonella infections are the second leading cause of zoonotic bacterial foodborne illness. Main source of infection in human is contaminated food products. The aim of this study was sub typing isolates of Salmonella entericaobtained during our previous study byPulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) technique. All 46 Salmonella isolates were serotyped and then subjected to PFGE. Total isolates...

Diseases Transmitted Primarily from Animals to Humans