Francis Bacon (1561 1626) is the recognized philosopher of industrial science and Isaiah of the age of technocracy. It is on his ideas that the technocracy of today is largely founded, as well as the prevailing attitude toward nature as something to be improved upon for the betterment of society. Benjamin Farrington writes that Bacon "in challenging men to win power over nature in order to impr...

Sir William Osler is celebrated today not only for his contributions to the advancement of medical education, but also for the humanism he brought to the practice of medicine. He was a doctor whose bedside skills and manners were emulated, and can legitimately be called an infectious diseases specialist. Nonetheless, he was also a humanist in the broader sense of the term, a student of human af...

Since the work of pioneers such as Jenner and Pasteur (Fenner et al. 1997) more than a century ago, animal models have provided essential information in the study of infectious diseases. Although much experimentation can now be accomplished with in vitro systems, animals continue to be necessary for this field for studying the process of inflammation, specific infectious diseases, and pharmacol...

A serological survey of feline immunodeficiency virus and Toxoplasma gondii in stray cats.Pedersen B, et al. Risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnancy: results of a prospective case-control study in Norway. Prevalence of feline leukemia virus infection and serum antibodies against feline immun-odeficiency virus in unowned free-roaming cats. A, et al. Prevalence of ectoparasites ...

Investigation of fertility control techniques to reduce reproductive rates in wildlife populations has been the source of much research. Techniques targeting wildlife fertility have been diverse. Most research into fertility control methods has focused upon efficacy, with few studies rigorously assessing animal welfare beyond opportunistic anecdote. However, fertility control techniques represe...

This paper describes some of the starting points of a project on intelligent filters for group communication systems at Stockholm University. Group communication systems cause an imbalance between sender and recipient of electronic information. The aim of our project is to give recipients more control than they typically have today by giving users better and more varied information on the mater...

A humane, adjustable and comfortable restraint chair is described which is suitable for a wide variety of experiments on unsedated primates weighing between 3.5 and 15 kg.