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News & Views ATLA 38, 261–264, 2010 261 snakes and alligators. With these non-invasive Replacing Frogs in Education imaging techniques, the team observed the internal organs of a python, before and at vari- Frogs are still used in teaching laboratories ous times after ingestion of a rat. The succes- worldwide, mostly in biology and zoology sion of images showed, for the first time, how classes, where they are used for experiments the snake’s internal organs changed during the and dissection. Although alternative methods feeding process, from ingestion to the end of are available, teachers may not be aware that digestion. The scientists involved believe that such methods can offer pedagogical, ethical, this approach may be useful for studying environmental and economic benefits, com- anatomical adaptations in other animals. pared with the use of animals. In order to Furthermore, the high resolution 3-D images increase the use of humane alternatives, acquired by using these non-invasive tech- InterNICHE and Animalearn are collaborating niques can be a valuable complement to tradi- to distribute over 500 copies, in more than 50 tional textbook illustrations, thus reducing the countries, of Digital Frog 2.0, a computer pro- need for dissections. While dissection can gram that allows students to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Alternatives to Laboratory Animals SAGE

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Alternatives to Laboratory Animals , Volume 38 (4): 4 – Aug 1, 2010
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© 2010 Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments
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ATLA 38, 261–264, 2010 261 snakes and alligators. With these non-invasive Replacing Frogs in Education imaging techniques, the team observed the internal organs of a python, before and at vari- Frogs are still used in teaching laboratories ous times after ingestion of a rat. The succes- worldwide, mostly in biology and zoology sion of images showed, for the first time, how classes, where they are used for experiments the snake’s internal organs changed during the and dissection. Although alternative methods feeding process, from ingestion to the end of are available, teachers may not be aware that digestion. The scientists involved believe that such methods can offer pedagogical, ethical, this approach may be useful for studying environmental and economic benefits, com- anatomical adaptations in other animals. pared with the use of animals. In order to Furthermore, the high resolution 3-D images increase the use of humane alternatives, acquired by using these non-invasive tech- InterNICHE and Animalearn are collaborating niques can be a valuable complement to tradi- to distribute over 500 copies, in more than 50 tional textbook illustrations, thus reducing the countries, of Digital Frog 2.0, a computer pro- need for dissections. While dissection can gram that allows students to

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