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ALTERNATIVES FOR
ANIMAL TESTING IN
SCIENCE
BY ELIF CEREN ERDOĞAN
The concept of science has had many benefits to
societies since its emergence and continues to do so.
The foundations of science are often based on testing
and proving something. These foundations start with
making a statement and continue with hypothesis
development. After the hypothesis is developed, it's
tested and finally, a result is reached. In this world
of science, which based on research is one of the key
factors. Unfortunately, some biological and chemical
experiments include innocent animals. Also, in many
production sectors, a result was reached with such
experiments and products produced. The cosmetics
industry, which has become widespread in the 20th
and 21st centuries, is among the sectors that use
animal testing the most. It has become a huge issue for
animal-friendly people. They started lots of campaigns
about this problem. However, little do you know there
are always alternatives for bad things…
Organs-on-chips
Researchers are designing human organs and false organs that could fulfil their functions. These artificial
organs consist of chips containing human cells. These chips used in disease screening, drug testing, and many
other areas to reduce the use of animal testing. Besides, it shows better results than animals use to
understand human physiology and to cure diseases.
Cell-based tissues and tests can be used to check the consumer safety of medicines, chemicals, and cosmetic
products. As an instance, there are human cell-derived models. These can be used to reduce the number of
rabbits used in painful, long-term experiments. With this technique, researchers can assess the ability of
chemicals to corrode or irritate the skin.
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