After decades of protests by both dissenting scientists and animal rights activists, major steps have been taken to ensure that all research that uses animal models is wrapped around laws and ethics. From the creation of strict animal use regulatory bodies to the development of non-invasive techniques of study, are we finally approaching an ethical even ground?
In the 10th episode of the Synapse podcast, Ritika Mukherji, a final year zoology undergrad, takes ahead the debate on animal use in biomedical research, especially in the neurosciences. She also narrates a heart-warming letter from a neuroscientist to one of his lab mates - an experimental mouse.
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