... Scientists use rodents rather than dogs and cats, and have been able to develop alternatives and somewhat humane ways of testing on them such as the duplication of human cells through computer technology. Some companies in the United States have already begun research on alternative methods. MatTek, a government-run corporation, grows human tissues that take only 4 weeks to be ready ... testing on animals first, then on humans, for the obvious reason that human life is considered more precious than animals. The truth is that many different animals are utilized for scientific experiments...

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