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From: The Philosopher	6/4/2005 12:41:02 PM
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This paragraph from an article on plans to drill into the Earth's mantle caught my eye: Previously undiscovered bacteria that can survive the anticipated 100C temperatures of the upper mantle could be useful on the surface. Heatproof enzymes isolated from bugs brought back by earlier Japanese drill missions are now used in washing powders. I'm not trying to start a fight here, but am seeking to explore the limits of views. Assuming that scientists had to experiment with and kill many bugs (not a scientific term, but their term) in developing their enzymes, should this be prohibited as a form of animal testing? Of those opposed to animal testing, what sorts of testing on living creatures is opposed and what, if any, is approved? It's impossible, for example, to test any anti-bacterial without killling millions, if not billions, of bacteria. Is this an okay thing to do?

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