Comments on: Science Tuesday: In Response to an Animal Rights Apologist http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/04/08/science-tuesday-in-response-to-an-animal-rights-apologist/ An American Expatriate -Upside Down Down Under Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:10:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joel http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/04/08/science-tuesday-in-response-to-an-animal-rights-apologist/comment-page-1/#comment-17022 Joel Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:49:54 +0000 http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/04/08/science-tuesday-in-response-to-an-animal-rights-apologist/#comment-17022 Penicillin was tested on mice, but it showed little to no affect. It kills hamsters/guinea pigs. It was destined to be discarded until Nobel Prize winner Howard Florey used it on a sick human patient. "How fortunate we didn't have these animal tests in the 1940s, for penicillin would probably never been granted a license, and possibly the whole field of antibiotics might never have been realized."-Howard Florey Penicillin was tested on mice, but it showed little to no affect. It kills hamsters/guinea pigs. It was destined to be discarded until Nobel Prize winner Howard Florey used it on a sick human patient.

“How fortunate we didn’t have these animal tests in the 1940s, for penicillin would probably never been granted a license, and possibly the whole field of antibiotics might never have been realized.”-Howard Florey

]]> By: Happy Blog-day To Me And A Gift For You | chrisdellavedova.com http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/04/08/science-tuesday-in-response-to-an-animal-rights-apologist/comment-page-1/#comment-8795 Happy Blog-day To Me And A Gift For You | chrisdellavedova.com Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:03:03 +0000 http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/04/08/science-tuesday-in-response-to-an-animal-rights-apologist/#comment-8795 [...] Science Tuesday: In Response to an Animal Rights Apologist [...] [...] Science Tuesday: In Response to an Animal Rights Apologist [...]

]]> By: SSG http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/04/08/science-tuesday-in-response-to-an-animal-rights-apologist/comment-page-1/#comment-7341 SSG Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:33:55 +0000 http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/04/08/science-tuesday-in-response-to-an-animal-rights-apologist/#comment-7341 quality! douchetard! sooooo going to use that today! quality! douchetard! sooooo going to use that today!

]]> By: CDV http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/04/08/science-tuesday-in-response-to-an-animal-rights-apologist/comment-page-1/#comment-7322 CDV Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:35:02 +0000 http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/04/08/science-tuesday-in-response-to-an-animal-rights-apologist/#comment-7322 Oy! It's because of you fucktards that I'm getting abuse from douchewit animal rights people! Or have I got that mixed up? Oy! It’s because of you fucktards that I’m getting abuse from douchewit animal rights people! Or have I got that mixed up?

]]> By: Nathan B. http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/04/08/science-tuesday-in-response-to-an-animal-rights-apologist/comment-page-1/#comment-7320 Nathan B. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:15:49 +0000 http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/04/08/science-tuesday-in-response-to-an-animal-rights-apologist/#comment-7320 Those mice have better living conditions than many people in 3rd world countries. And "fuckwit" is now right up there on my list, with "douchetard". Those mice have better living conditions than many people in 3rd world countries.

And “fuckwit” is now right up there on my list, with “douchetard”.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/04/08/science-tuesday-in-response-to-an-animal-rights-apologist/comment-page-1/#comment-7317 Matthew Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:45:54 +0000 http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/04/08/science-tuesday-in-response-to-an-animal-rights-apologist/#comment-7317 I've never heard the term "Fuckwit," but I'm going to start using it! Love it. April works with mice, and she (a long with everyone else in the lab) just hates it when they "put them down," but when studying the immune system, there isn't much alternative. Honestly, I think those mice are in better living conditions than many pets. I’ve never heard the term “Fuckwit,” but I’m going to start using it! Love it.

April works with mice, and she (a long with everyone else in the lab) just hates it when they “put them down,” but when studying the immune system, there isn’t much alternative.

Honestly, I think those mice are in better living conditions than many pets.

]]> By: trouble http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/04/08/science-tuesday-in-response-to-an-animal-rights-apologist/comment-page-1/#comment-7316 trouble Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:24:32 +0000 http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/04/08/science-tuesday-in-response-to-an-animal-rights-apologist/#comment-7316 I think I have a girl crush on Sinead, Chris. Not to slight you or anything, but DAMN. ;) <em>trouble's last blog post..<a href='http://secretsicantkeep.blogspot.com/2008/04/censored.html' rel="nofollow">Censored</a></em> I think I have a girl crush on Sinead, Chris. Not to slight you or anything, but DAMN. ;)

trouble’s last blog post..Censored

]]> By: Jessica K http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/04/08/science-tuesday-in-response-to-an-animal-rights-apologist/comment-page-1/#comment-7308 Jessica K Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:18:49 +0000 http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/04/08/science-tuesday-in-response-to-an-animal-rights-apologist/#comment-7308 Sinead's my new hero. :) <em>Jessica K's last blog post..<a href='http://justjessie.typepad.com/justjessie/2008/04/bedtime-snacks.html' rel="nofollow">Bedtime Snacks, Grant Style</a></em> Sinead’s my new hero. :)

Jessica K’s last blog post..Bedtime Snacks, Grant Style

]]> By: SSG http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/04/08/science-tuesday-in-response-to-an-animal-rights-apologist/comment-page-1/#comment-7295 SSG Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:40:21 +0000 http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/04/08/science-tuesday-in-response-to-an-animal-rights-apologist/#comment-7295 go sinead go sinead

]]> By: Sinead http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/04/08/science-tuesday-in-response-to-an-animal-rights-apologist/comment-page-1/#comment-7293 Sinead Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:27:44 +0000 http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/04/08/science-tuesday-in-response-to-an-animal-rights-apologist/#comment-7293 Dear Animal Lover, Even if Chris doesn't want to engage I do. I am not sure how you can accuse Chris of lying when there is plenty of evidence to support that animal rights protesters dug up the body of a lady who happened to be the mother-in-law of a guinea pig farmer. In what world is that acceptable behaviour. You are probably one of those animal rights nuts who brought Oxford City Centre to a standstill once a month and used up police resources just so you could rant about animals being tortured. I was one of the people who walked past biting my tongue until it bled because Chris was restraining me from saying anything like "shut the fuck up you hypocrites, if your mother, father, son, daughter, aunt, uncle, friend, kids friend ( I could go on) were sick and dying would you be so quick then to reject the drugs which had been responsibly tested on animals as part of an ethical research program?" No scientist (and I am a scientist who has used several animal models in my research) gets a kick out of using animals in research. Their use are always carefully considered. I agree that animals do not need to be used to test cosmetics, but their use in testing novel drugs and as models for human diseases cannot be duplicated with a computer program or cell culture analysis. So Mrs/Mr/Ms Animal lover before you go on about distorting facts, maybe you should look them up yourself! Fuckwit! Dear Animal Lover,
Even if Chris doesn’t want to engage I do. I am not sure how you can accuse Chris of lying when there is plenty of evidence to support that animal rights protesters dug up the body of a lady who happened to be the mother-in-law of a guinea pig farmer. In what world is that acceptable behaviour. You are probably one of those animal rights nuts who brought Oxford City Centre to a standstill once a month and used up police resources just so you could rant about animals being tortured. I was one of the people who walked past biting my tongue until it bled because Chris was restraining me from saying anything like “shut the fuck up you hypocrites, if your mother, father, son, daughter, aunt, uncle, friend, kids friend ( I could go on) were sick and dying would you be so quick then to reject the drugs which had been responsibly tested on animals as part of an ethical research program?” No scientist (and I am a scientist who has used several animal models in my research) gets a kick out of using animals in research. Their use are always carefully considered. I agree that animals do not need to be used to test cosmetics, but their use in testing novel drugs and as models for human diseases cannot be duplicated with a computer program or cell culture analysis. So Mrs/Mr/Ms Animal lover before you go on about distorting facts, maybe you should look them up yourself! Fuckwit!

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