[grabble]

No, I didn't RTFA, but I'm going to blow off some steam anyway... experimenting on mice for human-related studies (behavioral, physical etc) is not only lazy, but fraudulent. It's a waste of tax payer money, and its overly cruel on en entire species of animal.

And we constantly reference these studies with lab mice again and again for answers to human problems. It's a fraud.

[alphaBetaGamma]

Before a drug can be put on the market it has to be tested for it's efficiency and safety. It starts by giving the drug to volunteers to assess its safety. Would you rather we do not study the effects of the drug on animals before experimenting on humans?

[grabble]

Yes.

[gaius]

Ironic then, that this kind of testing is mandated by the government.

[grabble]

It's only ironic if you believe everything the government tells you.