Unbridle biomedical research from the laboratory cage

eLife

Garet P Lahvis¹ 

[1] Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, United States;

关键词: captivity;    animal welfare;    biomedical research;    ecology;    neuroscience;    sentience;   

DOI  :  10.7554/eLife.27438

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Many biomedical research studies use captive animals to model human health and disease. However, a surprising number of studies show that the biological systems of animals living in standard laboratory housing are abnormal. To make animal studies more relevant to human health, research animals should live in the wild or be able to roam free in captive environments that offer a natural range of both positive and negative experiences. Recent technological advances now allow us to study freely roaming animals and we should make use of them.

【 授权许可】

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