laboratory mice
Experimental small mammals
Laboratory mice are those bred for scientific research.
Having inserted foreign genes
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
genotype · gene expression · CRISPR · alleles · inheritance · chromosomes · DNA · recessive
Reproductive cultivation of organisms
- vivariumEnclosure for living specimens
- cageBarred confinement structure
- pathogen-freeFree of disease-causing microorganisms
- handlingTreatment or management
nutrition · enrichment · welfare · lifespan · litter · weaning · bedding · housing
Developing new therapeutic compounds
- vaccine developmentCreating disease-preventing biological preparations
- therapeuticsStudy of healing interventions
- toxicologyScience of poisons
- pharmacologyStudy of drug actions
oncology · immunology · neuroscience · cardiology · metabolism · pathology · endocrinology · hematology
Systematic testing of ideas
- protocolsEstablished codes of conduct
- control groupUntreated subjects for comparison
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- data collectionSystematic accumulation of facts
variables · methodology · findings · results · statistical analysis · peer review · publication · academic journals
Moral claims for fauna
- three RsTraditional elementary curriculum
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- reductionMaking something smaller
- refinementElegance of manner
humane treatment · welfare · suffering · bioethics · ethics committees · vivisection · animal liberation · alternatives
transgenic
Having inserted foreign genes
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
phenotype · genotype · gene expression · CRISPR · alleles · inheritance · chromosomes · DNA · recessive · dominant
breeding
Reproductive cultivation of organisms
- vivariumEnclosure for living specimens
- cageBarred confinement structure
- pathogen-freeFree of disease-causing microorganisms
handling · nutrition · enrichment · welfare · lifespan · litter · weaning · bedding · housing · identification
drug discovery
Developing new therapeutic compounds
- vaccine developmentCreating disease-preventing biological preparations
- therapeuticsStudy of healing interventions
- toxicologyScience of poisons
pharmacology · oncology · immunology · neuroscience · cardiology · metabolism · pathology · endocrinology · hematology · cancer research
experimentation
Systematic testing of ideas
- protocolsEstablished codes of conduct
- control groupUntreated subjects for comparison
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
data collection · variables · methodology · findings · results · statistical analysis · peer review · publication · academic journals · citations
animal rights
Moral claims for fauna
- three RsTraditional elementary curriculum
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- reductionMaking something smaller
refinement · humane treatment · welfare · suffering · bioethics · ethics committees · vivisection · animal liberation · alternatives · pain management
laboratory miceresearchers
Those who study systematically
scientists · experimenters · human subjects · lab technicians