Animal Testing Perspective Animal testing & research dialogue

A plant or animal containing a gene or genes from another species. Also refers to plants or animals that have altered genes.

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Having a backbone or spinal column. Vertebrates include fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, all of which are characterized by a segmented spinal column and a distinct well-differentiated head.

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Use of animals in experiments and development projects usually to determine toxicity, dosing and efficacy of test drugs before proceeding to human clinical trials.

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A microorganism smaller than a bacteria, which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus invades a living cell and uses its chemical machinery to keep itself alive and to replicate itself.

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Refers to the introduction of vaccine-attenuated or killed micro-organisms (bacteria or viruses) – into the body for the purpose of inducing protective immunity against infectious diseases. Conventional prophylactic vaccines aim at stopping people becoming infected. Therapeutic vaccines are products that stimulate the immune system of people with chronic infection to eliminate the virus from their bodies. Vaccine preparations can be natural, synthetic or derived by recombinant DNA technology.

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