tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211929548240400184.post7418177357126379657..comments2023-05-13T03:35:58.030-07:00Comments on Teddy's Rat Lab: COMMENT: The Big LieSpeakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06067034722507056802noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211929548240400184.post-73381689205220092362012-02-20T13:14:55.371-08:002012-02-20T13:14:55.371-08:00Actually, few people realize the sheer length of t...Actually, few people realize the sheer length of time that occurs. A single study may take weeks to months, but the lifespan of a lab animal is measured in years. These are animals that are most likely born and raised for research. They cannot be "put out to pasture."<br /><br />Also, it is true that studying disease processes makes subtle changes in an animal that alter the starting conditions for other tests, but this is so much less likely when testing drugs or simply recording brain activity under many conditions. For neuroscience, our greatest advantage comes from recording under as many *different* conditions as possible. Typically we will do a series of 3-5 repetitions of a drug or treatment, wait several months collecting new control data, then try a new treatment.Speaker to Lab Animalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10060134036743411429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211929548240400184.post-12386546969492510312012-02-20T12:35:22.381-08:002012-02-20T12:35:22.381-08:00First, my condolences.
Second, may I ask you a c...First, my condolences. <br /><br />Second, may I ask you a cruel, heartless question? How can you involved the animal in many studies? Doesn't its involvement in study A make for potential interaction with later study B that renders study B less valid?Ori Pomerantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162568025752213764noreply@blogger.com