Unbridle biomedical research from the laboratory cage.
basic_science · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 28661398.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.27438 and PMC identifier 5503508.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Many biomedical research studies use captive animals to model human health and disease. However, a surprising number of studies show that the biological systems of animals living in standard laboratory housing are abnormal. To make animal studies more relevant to human health, research animals should live in the wild or be able to roam free in captive environments that offer a natural range of both positive and negative experiences. Recent technological advances now allow us to study freely roaming animals and we should make use of them.
Medical subject headings
- Animals, Laboratory
- Biomedical Research
- Disease Models, Animal