Eletters
Topic:
Editorial
Ushma Savla
J. Clin. Invest. 2003;
112(10):1456
Responsible Conduct in Animal Research
Arieh Bomzon | bomzon@tx.technion.ac.il
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Technion - IIT, Haifa, Israel
Published on November 17, 2003
Dear Dr. Savla:
"A small step in the protection of laboratory animals but a huge leap for the integrity of animal-based science and researchers"
Given that animal-based researchers still have the privilege of self- policing in the face of increased demands for public accountibility, I commend you and the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Investigation for the brave and pioneering step in issuing a retraction of a paper where the use of animals that had not been approved by the institutional animal care and use committee.
