“The mouse intestine is different to the human one. If you want to study absorption of nutrients or drugs, then a mouse system is not appropriate” Dr. Tamara Zietek works as Scientific Officer for the German NGO Doctors Against Animal Experiments (Ärzte gegen Tierversuche e.V.) and lives near Cologne, Germany. She is an expert for… Read more
“The skills required to become an emergency doctor in no way depend on animal experimentation” Antidote Europe is very honored to publish the following interview with emergency specialist Dr Sandrine Duranton. Dr Duranton obtained her medical degree at the Saint Louis Faculty of Medicine in Paris in 1992 before going on to study emergency medicine… Read more
Dr Simon is a specialist surgeon in the fields of orthopedic surgery and trauma surgery, in addition to emergency medicine. He is senior emergency physician at the University of Heidelberg medical clinic. Antidote Europe (AE) : Please could you tell our readers when and how you discovered animal experiments in the course of your medical career…. Read more
Antidote Europe (AE): At what point in your medical training did you begin to question the value of animal models with respect to human medicine? Eva Katharina Kühner (EKK): I have always felt uncomfortable knowing that animal experiments are performed to test industrial chemicals and to develop pharmaceutical drugs. At the beginning of my medical… Read more
