Animal Welfare Act Casandra Sasaki Eagle High School Abstract The Animal Welfare Act, passed in 1966, establishes guidelines for the protection of animals used for research and other purposes, defines the requirements for facilities housing those animals, and outlines the procedures for inspection and maintenance of those facilities by government entities. This paper explores the pros and cons of the act as well as the effectiveness of the guidelines and their enforcement. Finally, it
Cool” The issue of animal experimentation has been hotly debated in regards to many aspects of the problem, such as the rights of the animals and the beneficial results that come from animal experimentation. In the year of 1989, the United States Supreme Court ruled the first victory for pro-animal welfare in the Silver Spring Monkey case when seventeen monkeys had been held captive under inadequate living conditions, and were subject to experimentation that was deemed animal abuse (peta.org). For
modified organisms in nutrition. Consumer Acceptance With the growing use of genetically modified organisms across the nation today, and in the effort of assessing human research, consumer attitudes and opinions worldwide are something very important to be aware of. According to Burton et al., (2001), the overall consumer attitudes in general for food safety has been increasing across the nation. Burton et al., (2001), examined the consumer attitudes to genetically modified organisms in food, and the
develop further testing possibilities of new diseases caused by GMOs, consider the effects of a GMOs based economy, and let the public understand fully what GMOs really are. Furthermore, GMOs are found in a long list of foods that are consumed daily. Along with the GMOs come the dangers they pose to humans. The American Academy of Environmental Medicine reported that GMOs could eventually cause immune problems and accelerated aging (Smith). Along with this notion, some animal studies showed direct
that impacts all of us. Development of genetically modified organisms is one of the highest achievements of this technology (Khan, et al. 2012). Due to global population growth there is a rising threat to food security. According to the United Nations Food and agriculture Organization (FAO) the widely accepted definition of "Food security" is that food is available at all times; that all persons have means of access to it; that it is nutritionally adequate in terms of quantity, quality and variety;
without vaccines we would be living in a very different world that would be struck with disease, but now this is becoming a reality for some religious and allergenic communities. On NPR an interview was conducted during “Science Friday, Talk of the Nation” with special guest, Dr. Offit, an author of the book "Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All." He stressed the importance of vaccines on the show (https://www.npr.org/2011/01/07/132740175/paul-offit-on-the-anti-vaccine-movement)
reviewed, in addition to von Braun and Korolev’s rocket designs; hundreds of dissimilar concepts designed by scientists of other nations emerged. Both nations consider the most crucial points as which rocket offered the greatest benefits, the procedures, policies, and purpose of each program, and which test subjects suited the task of flight tests. In the beginning, both nations solely focused on using a rocket for destruction but von Braun and Korolev believed that more productive applications existed
LAS 432 Course Capstone Project Genetically Modified Organisms LAS 432 -93 Professor: Carolyn Paul June 23, 2013 Team B Team Leader: Michele Jacobs - D#03424398 Team Members: Aakash Desai – D#01297308 Thomas Graf - D#01260952 Justin Greene - D#03529375 Lauren Kaminski - D#00724282 Stephanie Lopez - D#03452598 Terrance O’Connor - D#01683321 Abstract This report discusses Genetically Modified Organisms from the perspective of a pro and con standpoint. It will be up
The Controversy Over Genetically-modified Foods The genetic engineering of foods has, in one sense, been in existence for hundreds of years. The first time Gregor Mendel bred different varieties of pea plants to observe the various traits present in their offspring, the concept was born. Today, genetic engineering has developed into one of the most complex and advanced fields of scientific thinking, all the while provoking many questions and acquiring many opponents along the way. While there
neuron disease from which I and many others suffer. The fact that the cells may come from embryos is not an objection, because the embryos are going to die anyway." -- Stephen Hawking The phrase “stem cell” calls to mind images of controversy: Pro-life picketers outside abortion and in-vitro fertilization clinics, patients with chronic disabilities waiting on a cure, scientists in a lab experimenting with a petri dish. These cells offer unimaginable opportunities for regenerative medicine