The Scientific Techniques Used For Experimentation Throughout The Ages

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The development of the scientific method in the late 1500’s to the early 1600’s was a crucial stepping-stone in the science community. The scientific method is based upon observations, hypotheses and experimentation. The concept is rather simple, and can be applied to many areas of study. Once an observation is made, the observer can make a hypothesis as to why that phenomenon occurs and can then design an experiment to prove whether or not that hypotheses is valid. Although the scientific method has been extremely useful in the discovery of various things from usages of medications to studying animal behavior, there are still those who question the usage of this tool. These critics claim that since

Moreover, Suzuki made an effective discussion by talking about animal’s life after being tested if they survive. He made readers to think and feel about the pain of animals by his emotional questions, “What gives us the right to exploit other living organisms as we see fit? How do we know that these other creatures don't feel pain or anguish just as we do? Perhaps there's no problem with fruit flies, but where do we draw the line?” (Suzuki, 1989, p.681). Suzuki’s main purpose is to convince the audience that animals feel pain and it is unethical to make animals suffer from pain for our benefits. Suzuki suggests that it is not wise to use animals for research as well as for our pleasure to the extent that results in extinction.

The fundamental question that defined the content of the article was "What gives us the right to exploit other organisms as we see fit?" (Suzuki, 2008, p.681). Humanity had a long history of using animals in testing due to biological similarities (Suzuki, 2008, p. 680). He put a mirror to people by questioning the ways animals were treated in those scenarios, and if the methods and product were worth the suffering of animals. To do this he looked at examples of scientific studies to alleviate human illness, as well as use of animals for entertainment. By contrasting the harsh realities animals face with the rationalization of their captors, the article underlined not only humanity's unlimited capacity for cruelty but also the factors that allow it to keep on doing the same thing no matter what the truth of the matter is. The article was written for those who those who do not know about the scientific exploitation of animals as well as those who have not in the past seen the idea of captivity and scientific treatment of

Animal vivisection is the study, experimentation and research of any animal. Animal rights activists are opposed to using animals for medical research and experimentation because humans do not have the right to use animals. With very few exceptions, we do not experiment on humans without their consent. Animals can’t give informed consent and the vast majority of experiments using animals are so invasive and damaging, that we would never even consider allowing humans to being subject to such experiments. Every year, animals are dissected, infected, injected, gassed, burned and blinded in hidden laboratories all over the world, most of the time without anesthetic or pain killers. If they aren’t killed by the testing, the animals are often not kindly but brutally killed. The dead animals are frequently left stacked in wheelbarrows in front of the animal cages.

To begin, the experimental use of animals in medical studies is unethical. These creatures are confined in isolated cages where they are deprived of necessary environmental elements. It is not uncommon that they undergo ghastly methods of experimentation; including the inhalation of toxic fumes, the burning of their skin, and the crushing of their spinal cords ("People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals"). This information sheds light on the grim realities of animal experimentation. These creatures are living, breathing beings that do not deserve to be treated as they are nothing more than lab objects. Not only are they ripped from their natural habitats, but are forced to endure an irreversible psychological trauma . To put it in perspective, imagine a six-month-old child being taken from their parents and sent to a lab to undergo scientific experiments that could ultimately result in

Using animals for medical experimentation and education is a controversial subject that often leads to a heated debate. The issues are complex, but the suffering and waste involved in animal experimentation are painfully obvious. Vivisection, the act of cutting into a live animal, has led the nation down countless scientific dead ends, while detracting funds and attention from more applicable scientific research. The practice of animal experimentation at NYU continues, not because it has been proven to be an accurate and reliable means of research (which it has not) but rather, because of tradition and promotion from those with strong vested interests (i.e. Lynne Kiorpes). These values have

An old proverb says: “A good friend listens to your adventures. A best friend makes them with you.” H.G. Well’s book The Island of Dr. Moreau depicts Prendick’s journey as a roller coaster ride. Montgomery, an assistant of Moreau, saved Prendick’s life and welcomed him to the unknown island. By openly conversing, they both discovered their shared interest in science. After living and experiencing the different aspects of the island, Prendick finds out that Moreau performs vivisection, which is the practice of doing dissections on live animals for the purpose of research and experimentation. Convinced that he will be next in line, Prendick attempts suicide. Moreau and Montgomery wondered why Prendick would do this

The reader learns that these beasts are a result of the experimentations going on by Dr.Moreau. The animals are mixed with others to create better creatures of themselves, with some examples of this being an Ape man, Hyena Swine, and Dog man. While to the reader and outside world these experiments seem gruesome and beyond any morality, to Dr. Moreau they are just for scientific research. With the experiments the reader sees a clear line in morals between the main characters. The Animals are used as “lab rats” and don't have a say in it. This may seem cruel in the story but how is any different than what people do today. Animals being abused for the “scientific research” of makeup and other items. “Yet surely, and especially to another scientific man, there was nothing so horrible in vivisection as to account for this secrecy” (Ch.7).These ideas question what moral boundaries do people cross to further science either through the view of Dr.Moreau or everyday

The Island of Dr Moreau, by H.G. Wells, is not an ordinary science fiction novel. It doesn't deal with aliens or anything from outer space, but with biological science that exists on earth. The novel was about a character, Edmund Prendick that gets involved with an island of experimentation. At first glance, this tropical paradise seems idyllic. But deep in the jungles lies a terrifying secret. Moreau and Montgomery have been performing scientific research on human beings and the experiment goes terribly wrong. They have ignored the most fundamental law of the jungle: survival of the fittest. The doctor is seeking to make animals half human by means of vivisectional surgery; the transplantation of organs, and the pain involved is very

There are many other ways for people to carry out experiments, other than torturing a human or animal. This article, I affirm, is very beneficial in swaying an individual that is all for animal experiments, and showing them that it is wrong. I, however, have never been an advocate for anything that intentionally inflicts pain on any animal, but there are people that do not care about this issue. This article plants questions in the mind of those that doubt the importance of the lives of animals. With all this being stated, I believe that this article was the most convincing. This article makes me want to become a vegetarian.

A lot of human success is due to vivisection, otherwise known as animal experimentation. Some experiments involve infecting animals with a deadly disease, poisoning them for testing toxicity levels, and subjecting them to other painful, and even life threatening experiments. There are new alternatives ways of testing without involving the lives of helpless animals, it is no longer necessary to test with these creatures. They do not provide scientists with completely accurate information. Although it is now deemed as cruel, in the past, animal testing was responsible for many cures.

This “beast” has become glorified in the modern world; from movies to novels, to written assignments in schools. It’s the possibility; what could be. It’s the figment of imagination that plagues everyone at some point in their lives. The beast is fear itself; a disease that affects each and every

The second module of our course introduced the class to the concept of people as animals. There were many great readings over the last month but the literary genius Wells exhibits with his work The Island of Dr. Moreau, stood out amongst them. I was I am sure in the minority of students who had never previously read the work, I think that helped me enjoy but more importantly analyze, with a fresh perspective untarnished by preconceived ideas about what the book was about and themes within that framework. Genetic modification of animals is a divisive issue even today, during the time of the book's publication, the late 19th century, the questions surrounding the practice were just as hotly debated. The advances in medicine and science were making a

For the past 20 years, there has a been an on going heated debate on whether experiments on animals for the benefit of medical and scientific research is ethical. Whether it is or isn't, most people believe that some form of cost-benefit test should be performed to determine if the action is right. The costs include: animal pain, distress and death where the benefits include the collection of new knowledge or the development of new medical therapies for humans. Looking into these different aspects of the experimentation, there is a large gap for argument between the different scientists' views. In the next few paragraphs, both sides of the argument will be expressed by the supporters.