1. Melissa Foote, Kristin Haberkern, Tyler Hone
Other Animals
Melissa Foote, Kristin Haberkern, Tyler Hone

2. Pigs
Pig skin serves as a temporary bandage that protects patients from infection and allows humans to generate skin
Development of CAT scan
Used for studies of heart surgery and anesthesia
Valves from pig hearts have been implanted into humans as replacement

3. Sheep
Allowed surgeons to perfect the implant of the arteriovenous shunt (a device that helps people with kidney failure)
Helped with understanding and treatment of problems during human pregnancy
Also helping understand and treat problems in infants soon after birth

4. Ferrets Have been used in the study of influenza viruses
Have been used in the study of other viral diseases

5. Woodchucks Helped understand human liver cancer
Humans and woodchucks have similar hepatitis viruses, and researchers have found a correlation between hepatitis B and liver cancer

6. Armadillo
Only animal that leprosy bacillus grows other then primates and mice
Test vaccines for leprosy
Looking for preventative treatment in areas of the world for leprosy using armadillos

7. Guinea Pigs Guinea pig means “research subject”
Used in nutritional studies
Used in studies of Vitamin C deficiency

8. Lobsters Used to study motor coordination
Used to treat syphilis, Parkinson’s disease, and Huntington’s chorea's
Lobsters only have 30 neurons, and this allows researchers to pinpoint to study the electrical and chemical exchanges in the nervous system

9. Chinchillas Used in treating childhood middle-ear infections
Used to study hearing loss from the exposure to loud noises

10. Electric Eels
Used in neurobiological studies for the human nervous system
Important for the study of bioelectrical and chemical spheres in the human nervous system

11. Opossums
Used to study early organ and system development such as central nervous system and immune system
Used to study the esophagus
Used to study endocarditis

12. Anglerfish
Used to study Langerhans (produce insulin and other hormones)

13. Axolotl Used to manipulate heart cells to divide in a dish
Used to study how heart-cell division is possible and apply to humans

14. Slugs Used in studying human short-term and long- term memory
Used in studying character growth processes

15. Pigeons
Used to study coronary heart disease

16. Fish Used in biomedical research
Used for study of electrolyte regulation, genetics, bacterial disease, and water pollution
Goldfish- neurological and vision studies
Rainbow trout- liver cancer
Sharks- cancer
Tropical fish- skin tumors, melanormas

17. Endangered Animals
Taken from the world and not used for research but research is being conducted toward their preservation
In the areas of reproduction (embryo transfer)