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but did experiment on mice and guineapigs. It reminded me of an adoption poster at the animal shelter. It certainly doesn't fill me with confidence in these people's skills in compassion and humane care. Tags: animal experimentation mice GuineaPigs medical research biotech. It was a rather grim place.
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