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)
The 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”. It took place on Tuesday, 17 September 2024 from 18:30-20:00.
YouTube Video of the Salon Debate (in German)
