... 1 percent of all research animals. Nonhuman primates are valuable in areas such as research on atherosclerosis, reproductive problems and certain diseases of the brain, like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and AIDS."" (1) While today's society is concerned with "what are the animals being used for- or "what is the FDA doing about this matter-, the numbers of animal's being used in research ... not a new born issue and has been around this planet for centuries. New cures and vaccines are developed every day from cancer, leukemia, AIDS, whooping cough, measles, and even down to the c...

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... and kidney dialysis. Treatments for hypertension and diabetes also came as a result of animal research. Today, scientists are conducting animal experiments in an attempt to find cures for cancer, Alzheimer's, AIDS, motor neurone disease, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis, asthma, arthritis and a host of other ailments. However, animal rights activists say these tests are cruel, inhumane and unnecessary. "Animals are ... ...

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... a result of this, a French scientist called Louis Pasteur began to develop the idea that decaying matter did not grow out of infected foods; that, instead, it was travelling through the air and thus spreading disease. Pasteur was able to prove his theory when he was asked to help a local brewer because his fermentation process to make alcohol was going wrong. After ... a series of careful experiments, Pasteur proved that microbes floated about in the air, landing on different substance, and so causing decay. He also experimented the effect of boiling food, placing it in a vacuum, and ex...

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... Lecture Notes, 1/10/03) Louis Pasteur, compelled to disprove the theory of spontaneous generation, performed the "swan neck tube experiment."" The broth was situated within the swan neck tube and air was permitted access to the broth, however, microbes were not permitted access to the broth. Louis Pasteur had proven that the spontaneous generation theory was incorrect. "By the middle of ... Justin von Liebig has asserted that sepsis was a kind of combustion caused by exposing moist body tissue to oxygen. It was therefore considered that the best prevention was to keep air away from woun...

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... it could be resistant to our vaccine (Riechman, Army Times 03-09-98). When anthrax is used as a biological weapon, people become infected by breathing the spores released in the air. Anthrax is 100,000 times deadlier than the deadliest chemical warfare agent. It is the preferred biological agent because it is easy to produce in bulk and the materials are ... region will be the first resort ( DefenseLINK a.18JUN98). The majority of service members that have been required to receive the vaccination have done it. Sixteen service members, 14 Navy, and 2 Air Force have refused to take the va...

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... salted meat, heat alternating with cold, battle stress or even the smell from the latrines caused all these diseases. A report in 1864 by the American Medical Association noted that the air was full of "pus corpuscles, floating about as dust," which would settle in the wounds and cause infection. These experts suggested that the need for better ventilation in the operating ... ...

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... , and then into proteins with the properties of life is entirely unrealistic. Life cannot be created from non-life. One experiement that disputes the spontaneous generation theory is that when air particles are exposed to food such as bread or broth and then are left sitting for a few days, they become filled with living microorganisms. These organisms come from a biological cause ... ...

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... , and then into proteins with the properties of life is entirely unrealistic. Life cannot be created from non-life. One experiement that disputes the spontaneous generation theory is that when air particles are exposed to food such as bread or broth and then are left sitting for a few days, they become filled with living microorganisms. These organisms come from a biological cause ... ...

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... and can be passed to any worm-blooded organism. Almost always, this virus is passed when an infected animal bites a worm-blooded organism. Rabies can also be transmitted through the air, like in caves of bats. But the virus can only spread from the saliva of the infected. Symptoms: The host will first develop flu like symptoms, with malaise, fever, or ... ...

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