Measuring merit in animal research.
Merit review of scientific projects involving laboratory animals is a central issue in the current debate over the ethics of animal experimentation. In this essay, I examine several conceptual, regulatory, and practical problems inherent in the merit review process. Contemporary challenges to the existing merit review system and suggestions for reform are also discussed. The essay concludes with comments on legal and political questions relevant to the future of merit assessment.
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D035661:Animal Care Committees; D032761:Animal Experimentation; D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D026724:Ethical Review; D028663:Ethical Theory; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D035082:Federal Government; D033161:Government Regulation; D010380:Peer Review; D012106:Research / Q000592:standards*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013315:Stress, Psychological