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Vivisection in TCD?

  • 26-09-2005 10:02am
    #1
    luckat
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    Is it true that there's vivisection in the new science building, or an urban myth?


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  • #2
    Pet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,579 ✭✭✭Pet


    I would imagine it's true. There's quite a bit of biomedical research going on in those parts, and they probably do use animal testing. But I'm not sure, so wait for someone who knows what they're talking about to reply..


  • #3
    gom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 344 ✭✭gom


    Thats very true. There are all sorts of animal experiments going on in the old Hamilton building. The new building is mostly for Computer Science as far as I know. Vivisections have been taking place for years. Its just a basic fact in most scientific college courses.


  • #4
    luckat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭luckat


    What sorts of all sorts of animal experiments exactly, gom?


  • #5
    Nietzschean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,314 ✭✭✭Nietzschean


    the new building is neuroscience, statistics, hpc and computer science... several threads on it.....


    gom is an arts student so doubt he'll know the specifics, if you really are that interested your better off reading the website of the dept and emailing a contact on it.


  • #6
    John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,135 ✭✭✭✭John


    luckat wrote:
    What sorts of all sorts of animal experiments exactly, gom?

    Animal based experiments occur in many of the departments in college. Psychology, biochemistry, zoology, physiology and genetics all do animal experiments. Mainly on rats and mice but also on zebrafish and eels. It's all overseen by a strict ethics board both within each of the departments and by an independent board. Basically it's the same as every other university on earth.


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