Starkville Christian Acadamy first graders from left to right Jane Wang, Lilly Winton, Elise Hood, hold hands with their chaperone, Xueyan Shan, as they walk past a dolphin skeleton. They were among hundreds of school children touring CVM during the first day of the two-day event.
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MISSISSIPPI STATE -- Scientists have known for decades that animals are good stand-ins for humans in research, and one Mississippi State University veterinarian was on the front lines of the fight to protect the welfare of laboratory animals.
Dr. John Harkness retired in 2005 from his position as laboratory animal veterinarian at MSU. He began his career in the early 1970s, just seven years after federal legislation mandated the kind of care laboratory animals must receive. “As animals became more and more incorporated into biomedical research...
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