Recently the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, issued a directive to all colleges and universities in the country to find alternatives to animal dissection and animal experimentation especially at undergraduate and post-graduate levels. I want to know if some is using such alternatives and if that could be shared?
I know that there are several colleges that use virtual dissection and that computer models of chemical effects are currently under development.
Here are some sources that may help:
http://www.animalearn.org/links.php#.VMbGySy8pWw
And they're constantly improving! http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2015/01/26/virtual-dissection-method-could-reinvigorate-zoology/
Thank you, Dr. Hall for giving valuable information. Regards, Atanu
For some experiments you may be able to model processes in immortalized cell lines which are no longer maintained by animal sacrifice. From a research perspective it'll depend on your hypothesis. Financially it may also be cheaper to use live animals unfortunately.
Another alternative is to try and get more "mileage" out of each animal using repeated experimentation, survival surgery, or fixed/frozen tissue archives.
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