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Current Members & Membership Info How To's of Research, Writing and Presenting Get Ideas from Past Project Abstracts Safety and Regulations Associated w/ Research American Junior Academy of Science Journal for Young Investigators Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science Kansas State Science and Engineering Fair
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The Use of Human Subjects in a KJAS ProjectPlease have all human test subjects used in a KJAS research project complete the KJAS HUMANS SUBJECT AUTHORIZATION FORM The Use of Animals in Biology EducationThe National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) believes that the study of organisms, including nonhuman animals, is essential to the understanding of life on Earth. NABT recommends the prudent and responsible use of animals in the life science classroom. NABT believes that biology teachers should foster a respect for life. Biology teachers also should teach about the interrelationship and interdependency of all things. Classroom experiences that involve nonhuman animals range from observation to dissection. NABT supports these experiences so long as they are conducted within the long established guidelines of proper care and use of animals, as developed by the scientific and educational community. As with any instructional activity, the use of nonhuman animals in the biology classroom must have sound educational objectives. Any use of animals, whether for observation or dissection, must convey substantive knowledge of biology. NABT believes that biology teachers are in the best position to make this determination for their students. NABT acknowledges that no alternative can substitute for the actual experience of dissection or other use of animals and urges teachers to be aware of the limitations of alternatives. When the teacher determines that the most effective means to meet the objectives of the class do not require dissection, NABT accepts the use of alternatives to dissection including models and the various forms of multimedia. The Association encourages teachers to be sensitive to substantive student objections to dissection and to consider providing appropriate lessons for those students where necessary. To implement this policy, NABT endorses and adopts the "Principles and Guidelines for the Use
of Animals in Precollege Education" of the Institute of Laboratory Animals Resources (National
Research Council). Copies of the "Principles and Guidelines" may be obtained from NABT or
the ILAR (2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20418; 202 334-2590).
Adopted by the NABT Board of Directors in October 1995. This policy supersedes and replaces all previous NABT statements regarding animals in biology education. Guidelines for Use of Nonhuman Animals
The Three R's of animal experimentation are: Replace vertebrate animals with invertebrates or lower life whenever
possible. Although certain research is permissible for professionals in research institutions, it
may not be appropriate for precollege students. Examples of possible alternatives
are: a) cells and tissue cultures Use the following sources to determine guidelines for procurement, housing, husbandry (including acceptable methods of euthanasia is nonhuman animals for research projects: Sources for General Research of Nonhuman Animals
Informational Sources:
Federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) 7 U.S.C.2131-2157
Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Agricultural Research and
Teaching (Agri-Guide) Other Sources for Alternative Research and Animal Welfare:
The National Library of Medicine provide computer searches through MEDLINE
under the key
phrase Animal Welfare.
Dr. Fritz Gluckstein
National Agriculture Library (NAL) provides reference service for materials that
document
a) Alternative Procedures to Animal Use and b) Animal Welfare.
National Agriculture Library The Institute of Laboratory Animals Resources (ILAR) provides a variety of information on animal sources, housing and handling standards,
Dr. Thomas L. Wolfle
and alternatives to animal use through annotated bibliographies published quarterly
in ILAR News. Euthanasia Guidelines: 1986 Report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) Vol. 188, No. 3:91-105, 1986 Guidelines for Use of Pathogenic Agents Pathogenic agents are disease-causing or potentially disease-causing agents such as bacteria, viruses, rickettsia, fungi, and parasites. Student research should be done only under the direct supervision of an experienced and qualified scientist in an institutional laboratory. When using pathogenic agents, student researchers and their adult sponsors should follow standard microbiological practices, as defined in
Bisosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories
Guidelines for Use of Controlled SubstancesControlled substances should be acquired and used according to existing local, state and federal laws. Students should use these substances only on the direct supervision of a qualified adult mentor, even though many of these controlled substances are over-the-counter drugs.
Sources for General Research Using Controlled Substances
Alcohol and Tobacco
Narcotics and Addictive Drugs Guidelines of Projects Involving Recombinant DNA (rDNA) When using rDNA and host organisms, students and supervising adults are urged to proceed in a safe and responsible manner in the laboratory as outlined in any of the sources listed below.
Sources for rDNA Research:
Office of Recombinant DNA Activities
CDC-NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories Guidelines for the Use of Recombinant DNA in Secondary School Science Classrooms:
National Association of Biology Teachers
Carcinogens, Chemical and rDNA Guidelines for Use of Human and Animal Tissue Sources for Use of Human and Animal Tissue
American Type Culture Collection
Manassas, VA 20110-2209 (USA)
703.365.2700
www@atcc.org
Carolina Biological Supply Company
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