PETA's stance is that animal life is too valuable to risk on experimentation especially when there are alternatives, such as false human skin grown in culture, computer programs, and using human subjects. ... Another alternative to actual animal experimentation is using computer simulations. ... Computer simulation software cannot accurately predict the effects of enough situations and theoretical chemical combinations to be heavily relied on. ... With lab animals the complete medical history is known, the entire life of each animal is documented. ...

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The safety testing of chemicals and products is a relatively recent development in history. ... The most common type of alternative methods are: in-vitro tests, computer software, databases of tests already done (to avoid duplication), and even human "clinical trial" tests. ...

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Edward Augustus Freeman stated, "The awful wrongs and sufferings forced upon the innocent, faithful animal race form the blackest chapter in the whole world's history." ... Computer models, cell structures, and artificial substances are now used in place of animals. ...

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Some of the most noteworthy landmarks in the history of preventive medicine can be included here, such as vaccines or antioxins to combat rabies, cholera, diphtheria, tetanus, pneumaonia, polio measles, and viral hepatitis. ... Some activists suggested that researchers should use alternatives like computer simulations. ... Where do they think the data comes from that is then entered in the computer simulations? ... The most important truth about the history of medicine is that most major medical discoveries has been due to the account of animal experimentation. ...

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Throughout history, animal experimentation has played an important role in leading to new discoveries and human advantages. ... Scientists use rodents rather than dogs and cats, and have been able to develop alternatives and somewhat humane ways of testing on them such as the duplication of human cells through computer technology. ...

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