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roger skillin 26-10-2010 12:09

Re: Huntingdon Life Sciences hate plot campaigners jailed
 
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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35113659)
I stand corrected - my bro-in-law, who has been in medical research since the mid-80s, always refers to his subjects as "specially bred"....

they pretty much are both correct, you specially breed them antil you have the perfect strain, then you inbreed to keep it identical, so we're both right :)

TheNorm 26-10-2010 12:35

Re: Huntingdon Life Sciences hate plot campaigners jailed
 
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Originally Posted by roger skillin (Post 35113643)
Yes Hugh i did mean inbred, animals for testing purposes are inbred so they are genetically identical as this is better for testing...

"Selectively bred" might be a better term. The animals are not genetically identical, but very, very similar. This ensures less "noise" in the experiment.


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...HLS Does not test for the purpose of cosmetics
Maybe not directly, but ...

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Working in partnership with our customers we ensure we comply with current, and stay abreast of emerging legislation, that aim to make the chemicals we are exposed to as safe as possible to man, other animals and the environment.
http://www.huntingdon.com/chem/chem....ntIsExpanded=0

Sirius 26-10-2010 13:15

Re: Huntingdon Life Sciences hate plot campaigners jailed
 
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Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 35113481)
I was actually agreeing with you, thought I was pretty clear as well, perhaps you couldn't see it due to the fox blood.

Sorry

Not enough coffee at that time and another reasons i have told you about separately

TheDaddy 26-10-2010 14:12

Re: Huntingdon Life Sciences hate plot campaigners jailed
 
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Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35113699)
Sorry

Not enough coffee at that time and another reasons i have told you about separately

No problem.


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