Medical advances and aniMal research The contribution of animal science to the medical revolution: some case histories MEDICAL ADVANCES AND ANIMAL RESEARCH THE CoNTRIbuTIoN of ANIMAL SCIENCE To THE MEDICAL REVoLuTIoN: SoME CASE HISToRIES
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The contribution of animal science to the medical revolution: some case histories Coalition for Medical Progress, an alliance of organisations with the common aim of ensuring the uK continues to lead advances in human and animal medicine, explains why animals are used in PicTUre crediTs cover: All images: Wellcome Photo Library except mouse, dog and monkeys Institute of Animal Technology and sheep RDS. inside pages: All images: Wellcome Photo Library except p7 dog, p9 mouse, p11 monkeys Institute of Animal Technology and stereotactic surgery Sovereign, ISM/Science Photo Library, p12 polio vaccine World Health Organization, p14 buffalo gnats CDC Public Health Library, p15 guinea pigs RDS, p16 rabbit RDS, p18 mouse Professor Dominic Wells, p20 heart valve Steve Allen/Science Photo Library and p21 sheep Philippe Plailly/Eurelios/Science Photo Library, p22 stem cells Professor Geoffrey Raisman and p23 mice RDS.
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