Salon Debate „Animal experiments in science“ on September 17, 2024 at Forum Wissen
In the midst of heated debates in society and politics, the question arises: can’t animal testing simply be stopped? Since 2013, no cosmetics may be tested on animals in the EU and the marketing of cosmetics that have been tested on animals elsewhere is also prohibited. The shredding of chicks has been stopped in Germany and the ethics and scientific necessity of animal testing in science is also being questioned. Calls are being made for a complete ban. But what would this mean for science and society?
What are the arguments for and against animal experiments in science? How are they currently regulated? What animal-free methods are available? And how can these be used effectively in research?
The ethical issues surrounding the topic of animal testing are complex. How does science meet these challenges?
Journalist and presenter Vladimir Balzer from Deutschlandfunk discusses these and other topics in the Forum Wissen with the following guests:
Hearing researcher Prof. Dr. Tobias Moser, University Medical Center Göttingen and Spokesperson of the Göttingen Cluster of Excellence „Multiscale Bioimaging (MBExC)“
Medical ethicist Prof. Dr. Silke Schicktanz, University Medical Center Göttingen
Prof. Dr. Stefan Treue, Director of the German Primate Center
Viola von Cramon-Taubadel, long-standing member of the EU Parliament (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen)
This event was organized by the Cluster of Excellence “Multiscale Bioimaging” (MBExC) and Forum Wissen, Göttingen as part of the special exhibition “Heart & Brain – understanding together”.
Please find here the link to the youtube video.
Please find here further information about the special exhibition at Forum Wissen.
