Animal Testing: Article Analysis

John Ericson in his article, “Breakthroughs might mean the end of animal testing,” details some of the developing technologies that have the potential to greatly reduce the use of animal test subjects in research. These new innovations include computer modeling techniques and simulations, synthetic organs that derive metabolic profiles, and microchips acting as vital organs. Even with these advancements animals are the preferred subjects of testing, for example, the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) still requires animal testing in most drug review processes. Nonetheless, animal testing is still a risky method due to the biological differences between animals and humans. In the pharmaceutical field alone, these differences cause millions of …show more content…
It also left me intrigued as to what changes and advancements have been made since the article was published. Despite the depressing image at the beginning, this article left me hopeful in the fact that fewer and fewer animals will be needed for research purposes in the future.
The history of animal testing is a bit dark and full of studies with questionable ethics. Although questionable, many of these studies have provided vital knowledge; especially in the field of psychology. This history can be seen through many of the studies detailed in our textbook. Depending on the date and the field of study, animals were the safest, most reliable, and in some cases the only option. Many of these fields have since moved away from and lessened the use of animal testing in their …show more content…
Many parents often use forms of physical punishment, such as spanking, to disciple children. In fact, a large percentage of Americans believe that it is sometimes necessary to spank a child (Clark, 2017). The act of “paddling” is even used as a disciplinary measure in many schools still today, as corporal punishment is legal in 19 of the 50 states (Clark, 2017). My study would involve a group of children who are disciplined with physical punishment, either in school or at home, and a control group of children who have never been disciplined with physical punishment. Each group would be assessed for levels of aggression and the data would be compared between the two. This study would be ethically sound because it would not be eliciting, causing or afflicting punishment. Physical punishment is a sensitive topic and is ethically questionable, but examining the responses of children who have been subjected to physical punishment is important to understanding the effects of physical punishment. A better understanding of these effects is clearly still needed because of the use and legality of corporal