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From: sewilco@mecc.UUCP (Scot E. Wilcoxon)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Animal testing for Cosmetic and Household Products
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Date: Mon, 17-Nov-86 20:06:52 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 17 20:06:52 1986
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Summary: Is the knowledge of toxins and biochemistry really this advanced?

In article <3425@sdcrdcf.UUCP> berco@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Julie Bercovici) writes:
[Article stating his knowledge about testing products on animals mostly comes
from a PETA newsletter and information from acquaintances...]
>Q.What other ways could they test their products?
>A. 1. Enough is known about toxicity in humans to put the information into
>      computers and let the computers tell us if a substance or mixture 
>      would be toxic.
...
>These are the three mentioned in the PETA newsletter, more may exist.
...

Sci.med: Is knowledge of toxins and biochemistry really that advanced?
Is this just another expression of the myth "Computers can do Anything
when given a lot of Data"?

I thought there were still gaps in brain chemistry, cell structure and growth
knowledge, at least.  Those are things one wouldn't want to get altered
accidentally.

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