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nick @nick2345 (485) • Greece 3 Apr 19

Animals are used for medical research for many years, especially mice. Personally I don't think that is humane to use animals for this BUT I don't think that we should stop it because thanks to them million of lives saved every...

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Why can’t mosquitoes spread HIV & AIDS?

Geoffrey Musera @Jeff2030 (243) • Nairobi, Kenya 24 Jan 18

Experts have expressly said that mosquitoes can’t spread the HIV & AIDS virus from one person to the other. This reasoning has remained uncertain to me. When I see mosquitoes, I start imagining how come they don’t spread the...

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Medical research on chimpanzees

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 29 Sep 10

Medical and scientific research on animals is a controversial topic all on itself but when you add chimpanzees to the equation the controversy get racketed up another notch. The Alamogordo Primate Facility in New Mexico will be...

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What medical research would you donate money to if you had it?

moonlitmagikchild @moonlitmagikchild (22181) • United States 30 Sep 09

lets say you have money to donate to research on new developments on ANY disease or disorder out there which would you choose? i would choose fibromyalgia since i dont know of ANYONE raising money for it unlike hiv or ms etc....

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Is President Obama playing politics with Science?

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 17 Mar 09

When President Obama rescinded President Bush's executive order on Government funding of embryonic stem cell research he also received another executive order that provided funding for pluripotent stem cell research. This is where...

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Medical research.

suzzy3 @suzzy3 (8341) 8 Mar 09

What are your views on things like stem cell research would you say it was necessary or against your beliefs or are you suffering from terrible disease and would welcome any type of help.areyou looking after anyone who is...

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Did you know?....A cancer prevention update....Pls. Read!

maean_19 @maean_19 (4656) • Philippines 5 Mar 09

I received an email regarding an update for cancer prevention. I want to circulate and let you know about it. Allow me to give you all the details and just read it. I don't know who is the author or the site where it came from, so...

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kryssyxxx @kryssyxxx (29) • Canada 17 Jan 09

hey guys, my sister works in a lab for medical research. Although there are ethical procedures , i cant help but feel all squeezy when she tells me that she has to sacrifice animals for research. I think that its worth it for the...

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Would you have a problem donating your body to research ?

ronnyb @ronnyb (6113) • Jamaica 11 Nov 08

Some would say yes and some no .Those who say yes are thinking about the greater good that would result from the knowledge gained into study.Many diseases have been cured as a result of studies done on bodies which have been...

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Would You Be a Guinea Pig For Research?

piasabird @piasabird (1737) • United States 13 Jul 08

I am needing some extra money at the moment and I have seen an ad where they are wanting to recruit people for drug testing. You would be required to spend three days at one of their centers two different times. They would take...

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Did you know that smoking does NOT cause lung cancer?

Perry123 @Perry123 (363) 1 Apr 08

As far as they should be saying, there is a small statisical corrlation. That is it. If smoking causes lung cancer how come 91% of smokers do NOT develop lung cancer? yes...that is the truth. oh yes...they are at more risk than...

What is your opinion about using animals for medical research?

rockin_asif @rockin_asif (188) • India 14 Jan 08

I feel bad when they use them for research. but other way if you think then you can understand that their life or uses gives us new discovey.

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Opps..I did a mistake....but its a coincidence...

ArienKing @ArienKing (4647) • India 9 Mar 07

I have posted a topic..."Should animals be used for medical research?" and guess, i got topics with exactly same heading....thats a coincidence...as i when i searched for this on mylot..i never got it on fist move. Now we have 3...

Should animals be used for medical research?

ArienKing @ArienKing (4647) • India 9 Mar 07

Whats your opinion about scientist and researcher using animals for medical or scientific research...how far does this practice can go and how can we fix the limits as people misuse these things for other illegal work

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What's Your Take On Stem Cell Research?

touchofjupiter @touchofjupiter (157) • United States 7 Mar 07

Stem cell research uses embryonic cells to build new organs and can be used in all sorts of ways to help people with conditions such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's Diseases, among many others. There are big differences...

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Should animals be used for medical research?

reaperz @reaperz (1266) • United States 6 Mar 07

I think its kind of cruel but in the other hand, it can help us too. What do you think should be done?

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Should animals be used for medical research?

creed22 @creed22 (112) • United States 26 Feb 07

This is a highly debated subject that people have strong feelings for either way they look at it. I understand that without research such as this, we may not have certain products available to us yet. Allowing testing on animals...

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Would you be willing to be a medical guinea pig to make extra cash?

ugachaka @ugachaka (297) • United States 11 Jan 07

I've been trying to find every way possible to make some money from home while I look after my daughter all day. One of the most interesting ways I've come across is being part of a medical research study without ever leaving the...

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