#animal experiment

[nemfrog]

Chest x-rays of monkeys with pneumonia. The journal of experimental medicine. 1896.

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[fishyfishyfishtimes]

This week we got to continue our rainbow trout experiments. See anything different here?

That’s right, the water is a bit darker! This is because this girl was raised in a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) that mechanically and biologically filters wastewater and recycles it back to the fish. Most of the gunk gets cleaned out and harmful nitrogen substances get turned into harmless ones, but some compounds remain dissolved in the water!

I filmed this girl because she had a most peculiar way of swimming. She seems to use her pectoral fins an abnormal amount and lays on the bottom in an upturned pose! And seemingly only during the lowest speeds, too. She appeared quite healthy otherwise, I’m not too certain what caused this behaviour.

[cosmicfandomvegan]

Tests on animals are cruel and unreliable, but chemicals are still being applied to the eyes of live rabbits 🐇

Alternatives like in vitro tests (human cell cultures) and computer simulations exist. All are cheaper, don't harm innocent animals, and are much more reliable.

Ban animal testing! Boycott products that have been tested on animals and opt for the alternative.

🎨 AlbaParisArt

[devoted1989]

Image found on Pinterest - source unknown.

[intelligentliving]

Activating This Nerve Cell Molecule Could Help Treat Spinal Cord Injury

Aberdeen University researchers – Dr. Wenlong Huang, Dr. Derryck Shewan, and Dr. Alba Guijarro-Belmar – found a novel way to repair injured spinal nerves. In experiments with rats, they achieved significant regrowth of the animals’ severed nerves when they activated a molecule found in nerve cells called Epac2. When nerves...

[intelligentliving]

Scientists Are Teaching Rats How To Drive Tiny Cars

Scientists built a car out of an empty container and trained rats how to drive by rewarding them with fruit loops when they drove successfully.

[intelligentliving]

Chinese Scientists Have Successfully Created Monkey-Pig Hybrids

Chinese scientists successfully bred two monkey-pig hybrids as part of research to see if animals can grow human organs for transplantations.