AI to reduce animal testing

6 Minute English

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Could AI reduce the need for animal testing? Phil and Georgie teach you some useful vocabulary.

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0:00.0	Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.com
0:07.0	Hello this is six minute English from BBC learning English. I'm Phil and I'm
0:12.0	George. Animal testing is when living animals
0:15.3	are used in scientific research to find out how effective a new medicine is or
0:20.8	how safe a product is for humans.
0:23.6	Scientists in favour of it argue that animal testing shows whether medicines are safe
0:28.9	or dangerous for humans and has saved many lives. But animal rights campaigners say it's cruel and also
0:36.2	ineffective because animals and humans are so different. Under British law
0:41.6	medicines must be tested on two different types of animals,
0:46.0	usually starting with rats, mice or guinea pigs.
0:50.0	And in everyday English, the term human guinea pig can be used to mean the first people
0:57.1	to have something tested on them.
0:59.6	But now groups both for and against animal testing are thinking again. Thanks to a recent
1:05.6	development in the debate. AI. In this program we'll be hearing how
1:10.0	artificial intelligence could help reduce the need for scientific testing on animals.
1:15.3	But first I have a question for you Georgie.
1:18.8	There's one commonly used medicine in particular which is harmful for animals but safe for humans.
1:26.3	But what?
1:28.2	Is it A, Antibiotics, B, Aspir aspirin, or C, paracetamol.
1:36.3	I guess it's aspirin.
1:39.4	Okay, Georgie, I'll reveal the answer at the end of the program.
1:43.2	Christine Rowe is a science journalist who's interested in the animal testing debate.
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