The Research Animals That Have Made A Difference
Over the last 40 years, every Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine but one has depended on work using animals. From modern vaccines that protect us against polio, TB and meningitis, to the development of Tamoxifen that has led to a 30% fall in death rates from breast cancer, the role of research animals cannot be underestimated. In a recent post Understanding Animal Research pointed out the major milestones which have ensured the UK has some of the best laboratory animal wel