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Working With Proteins Flashcards

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What are the 5 main moral theories in animal research?

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Contractarianism
Utilitarianism
relationship
animal rights
Respect nature

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What is contractarianism?

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Basically, contracts between people govern their interactions

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What is utilitarianism?

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Actions are right if they are useful or beneficial to the majority

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What is the relational view?

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Importance of our relationships to animals

Puts animals in a sort of hierarchy

Considers how out treatment of animals might affect our treatment of humans

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What is the animal rights view?

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Directly opposes animal use

Animals should have the same rights as humans - not to suffer or be killed for human benefit

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What is the respect for nature view?

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Moral value of species - respecting animals

Against genetic modification and selective breeding

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Why are in vitro experiments good?

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Lots of different forms
Cheap
Quick

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Why are in vitro experiments bad?

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Cannot fully replicate a living system

So therefore not necessarily physiologically applicable

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9
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What are the drawbacks with using computer programming?

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Basic understanding needed before programming is possible

Limited processing power

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Why use animals in research?

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Similar systems to humans
Most human diseases exist in ≥1 other specie s
Side effects and efficacy only exist in vivo
Whole system complexity of interactions only replicable in vivo

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What is the animals (scientific procedure) act of 1986 say?

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Permits the use of animals in scientific procedures

Regulates the use of protected animals

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What is a protected animal?

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Any living vertebrate and any living cephalopod

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What are the types of licenses you can get for animal work from the home office?

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Establishment licence
Project licence
Personal licence

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When are licences approved by the Home Office?

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Benefit outweighs cost
No non-animal alternative
Minimum number of possible animals used
Using animals with the lowest pain sensitivity
Minimal pain
Research premises have necessary facilities to care for animals

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Who does the local ethical review board consist of?

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Scientists and lay people

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What are the 3R’s?

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Replacement
Reduction
Refinedment

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