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Visiting speaker argues animal research harms humans

The use of animals in research on human diseases is actually harmful to humans, according to Ray Greek, a medical doctor and president of Americans for Medical Advancement. After researching the subject for decades, he presented a cumulation of his work at a talk at SFU Harbour Centre last week, the first in a series of events organized by the Animal Defense and Anti-Vivisection Society of BC. “We base the decision about what drugs to develop and how diseases occur [. . .] on animal studies and, more frequently than not, it’s wrong,” said Greek, adding that indirect harm to…

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