Biological Aspects of Disease

Animal models are critical to advancing our understanding of and intervention in human disease in almost all areas of the life sciences. This book provides specific examples of how animal experimentation leads to data applicable to human disease. The ethics of animal use is explored, and details of the advantages of animal models over alternate systems (computer simulations, tissue culture, in vitro biochemistry, etc.) are presented. The text guides the thought processes of students and scientists as they evaluate the potential use of animals in their own biomedical research.