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Specious Science: How Genetics and Evolution Reveal Why Medical Research on Animals Harms Humans
C. Ray Greek, M.D. and Jean Swingle Greek, D.V.M.

“In Specious Science, the Greeks have built an unassailable case against the animal model as a logical and scientific basis for progress in modern medicine. This book ought to be read by every physician and medical researcher. One hopes also that it will be read by every employee of the FDA and NIH, and every legislator responsible for funding these agencies, which still make decisions based on the archaic use of animals in medical research.”
—Gene Brewer, author of the K-PAX trilogy

“Specious Science is a clear, compelling book that mounts a powerful theoretical and practical case against the use of animal models in biomedicine. Even the staunchest defenders of animal models must confront the powerful arguments offered in this book.”
—Hugh LaFollette, Ph.D., co-author of Brute Science: The Dilemmas of Animal Experimentation

“This book is important. People do not easily grasp that research that is inhumane can also be unscientific. The Greeks should be listened to.”
—Mary Midgley

“Drs. Greek use our current best understanding of the biological sciences to expose the scientific shortcomings of much experimentation claimed by its practitioners to be essential for humane health. These are not merely academic issues. There are profound ethical implications consequent upon the infliction of scientifically pointless suffering on animals.”
—Niall Shanks, Ph.D., co-author of Brute Science

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