Irony in Animal Models

Seeing your "Market emerges for use of human drugs on pets"1 makes my pet and me wonder, "Are humans indeed a good animal model for animals?" Leonard X. FinegoldPhysics DepartmentDrexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA 19104 S. Bunk, "Market emerges for use of human drugs on pets," The Scientist, 13[8]:1, April 12, 1999.

Leonard Finegold

May 9, 1999 | 1 min read

Seeing your "Market emerges for use of human drugs on pets"¹ makes my pet and me wonder, "Are humans indeed a good animal model for animals?"

Leonard X. Finegold

Physics Department

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA 19104

S. Bunk, "Market emerges for use of human drugs on pets," The Scientist, 13[8]:1, April 12, 1999.

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