Scientists have for too long been faced with a polarized debate concerning the ethics of animal experiments. An ethical ideal and a practical scoring system would be valuable for the moderate majority
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Porter, D. Ethical scores for animal experiments. Nature 356, 101–102 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1038/356101a0
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