Geography 2156B Study Guide - Final Guide: Natural Fiber, Oncomouse, Genetically Modified Organism
21 Mar 2020
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68: also that it is a natural fibre - insulating properties, and that it is environmentally friendly - have advantages over synthetic materials. 68: chemical gas, poison and electrocution, also cheap poisons that do not kill quickly - convulsions and suffering before death, also animals skinned alive. Challenge of feeding: fur bearing animals are usually carnivores, norway"s whale byproducts go to feed fur farms. Onco mouse: mice in cancer, first patented transgenic animal, to develop tumours at predictable, statistically significant rate, goal: animal model to study cancer vs. Cell lines in petri dishes: tests how it forms and spreads in a standard living organism, dupont: negotiates access for non-commercial, academic research. Ethology research on rats: would rats free fellow rats without any reward, free cage mates even when they have no reward and also when pitted against chocolate, demonstration of empathy among rats that was demonstrated empirically.
