Researchers Often Use Mice to Evaluate Potential Medications for Treating

question 191

Multiple Choice

Researchers often use mice to evaluate potential medications for treating human disease.If a medication is successful in the mouse model,it then must be further tested in human clinical trials.Which of the following best explains why clinical trials are necessary?

• A) Mice and humans have very different biochemistries.
• B) Mice and humans live in different environments.
• C) Mice are much smaller than humans.
• D) Mice and humans have only 80% genetic similarity.
• E) Mice and humans evolved independently of one another.

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Definitions:

Utilitarian Ethics

An ethical theory that emphasizes the outcomes of actions, proposing that the most ethical decisions are those that maximize happiness or well-being for the greatest number of people.

Morally Correct

Acting in accordance with ethical principles and acknowledged standards of right and wrong behavior.

Greatest Good

A principle often associated with utilitarian ethics, emphasizing the action that results in the most benefit or happiness for the greatest number of people.

Cost-benefit Analysis

A systematic approach to estimate the strengths and weaknesses of alternatives, used to determine the best option in terms of benefits outweighing costs.