The Hole Story:
Ozone Depletion Research in the Areas of Medical, Biological and Veterinary Science, Physics, Pharmacy and Physiology

by Sharon Beder

Introduction
Human Studies of Skin Cancer
Sunscreen and Fabric
The Mouse Model of Cancer
Studies Using Skin Tissue
Drugs and Sunlight
Plant and Algae Growth
Conclusion
Glossary
Book Site Map

The Mouse Model of Cancer ctd.

To Greenoak the great advantage of Australian science is that it is small. The members of small research groups have to do everything themselves; they have to breed the mice; they have to clean out their living quarters; they have to watch them, feed them, experiment with them and eventually kill them. The whole process has to be carried out by the people who are actually doing the research which puts them in the best position to watch for the unpredicted event (like Jimmy the Elephant Mouse). Unpredicted events have led to many of the most important discoveries in science. A serendipidous event can inspire a whole new avenue of research and discovery.

“Where you have huge juggernauts of research teams, who not only don't see their animals but who hardly ever talk to the people who produce their animals, they are usually just monitoring the result that they want to get within fairly strict pre-set parameters. Many observations are lost in this way. The relative smallness of research teams in Australia seem to have many advantages,” says Greenoak.

Previously in this chapter:
Introduction
Dietary Factors
Sunscreens and Immune Response
Public Information
Immunity and Skin Cancer
The Use of Animal Tests
The Tanning Mouse
Jimmy the Elephant Mouse

Next in this chapter:
Simulating Sunlight
Further Areas of Research