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Old 26-10-2010, 12:35   #17
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Re: Huntingdon Life Sciences hate plot campaigners jailed

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Originally Posted by roger skillin View Post
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
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