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July 25, 2002
A: FROM MODERATOR SARAH SHIRK, CHICAGO, IL
There are many federal laws in place to protect research
subjects. I work at the University of Illinois which has an
animal care committee that reviews all research to make sure
that it is humane. The paperwork is very complex and detailed.
Researchers invest many hours in preparing these documents
BEFORE any research is started.
To learn more, I recommend going to the National Institutes
of Health Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) web site
located at http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/olaw/olaw.htm
It takes many hours of training to learn all the regulations.
OLAW is a good place to start.
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