• Question: do u test on animals ?

    Asked by anon-254469 to Laura on 21 May 2020.
    • Photo: Laura Durrant

      Laura Durrant answered on 21 May 2020:

      Hi Jenny! No, my job does not require animal testing. We test our DNA samples using machines that give us all the information we need to know!

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  • Photo: Richard

    Richard commented on :

    Hi Jenny, I currently use mice in my research. We have to use animals sometimes to understand the complicated processes that go on in different diseases, as well as to find different treatments. If we tried to do this in humans or in other ways, we might not get the right information. We strive to find ways to avoid using animals, for example, by using cells or computers, but this is not always possible. Scientists abide by a lot of important rules and laws that ensure we use as few animals as possible and that they do not suffer. An important part of these rules is called the ‘3R’s’, which you can read about here https://www.nc3rs.org.uk/the-3rs

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    Alena commented on :

    Hi Jenny, no, I don’t work with animals… I use stem cells instead! I make red blood cells from stem cells to study malaria. Stem cells can be used to make hepatocytes as well in fact, so even for this stage, which cannot be studied in the usual celll in a dish systems, with stem cells an experimental system can be developed without resorting to animal experimentation.