By Katerina Othonos

Katerina is a Neuroscience PhD student at UBC. When she isn't in the lab obsessing about making little neurons fat and happy, she enjoys reading sci-fi books and listening to heavy metal.

ANIMAL RESEARCH: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE ALTERNATIVES

Animal research is a very controversial topic that has been generating heated arguments and debates all around the world over the past few decades. Recently, there appears to be an overwhelming growth in animal right groups all over the world. Most of these groups don’t just support animal welfare, but they demand a ban on any kind of use of animals in research. At the same time, more and more pro-testing groups that support the humane use of animals in research have been forming – these proponents argue and recognize the essential role that animal research has played in medical…