Is animal research sufficiently evidence based to be a cornerstone of biomedical research?

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Pandora Pound et al. BMJ. 2014.

. 2014 May 30:348:g3387.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.g3387.

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Importance of animal research in zoonoses.
Asokan GV. Asokan GV. BMJ. 2014 Jun 24;348:g4172. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g4172. BMJ. 2014. PMID: 24961690 No abstract available.
Animal research has been essential to saving babies' lives.
Whitelaw A, Thoresen M. Whitelaw A, et al. BMJ. 2014 Jun 24;348:g4174. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g4174. BMJ. 2014. PMID: 24962897 No abstract available.
A paradigm shift is needed to move biomedical research forward.
Cochrane B, Byatt K. Cochrane B, et al. BMJ. 2014 Jul 9;349:g4267. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g4267. BMJ. 2014. PMID: 25008230 No abstract available.
Alternatives to animal research in acute lung injury.
Parekh D, Dancer RC, Thickett DR. Parekh D, et al. BMJ. 2014 Jul 10;349:g4171. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g4171. BMJ. 2014. PMID: 25013203 No abstract available.