How do we determine the value of a life? - Rebecca L. Walker
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To protect against a possible resurgence of smallpox, the US government is funding research to improve treatments and vaccines. And since it’s unethical to expose people to a highly lethal virus, labs are using monkeys as research subjects. But is it right to harm these animals to protect humanity from a potential threat? Rebecca L. Walker takes a look at this classic ethical dilemma.
In what ways should the rules and principles that guide ethical animal experimentation differ from those that guide ethical human subject research? In what ways should they be similar?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Rebecca L. Walker
- Director Sharon Colman
- Narrator Alexandra Panzer
- Animator Sharon Colman
- Composer Miguel d'Oliveira
- Sound Designer Miguel d'Oliveira
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Producer Anna Bechtol
- Associate Producer Abdallah Ewis
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
- Fact-Checker Charles Wallace
