[3R] Alternatives to Animal Testing

[3R]- Alternatives to Animal Testing- is an international forum for discussion and dissemination of information in Spanish on the Reduction, Refinement and Replacement (in vitro techniques) the use of animals in teaching, testing and biomedical research and environmental (3Rs o Alternativas).

[3R] is a distribution list created in 1996 by the GTEMA- Special Working Group on Alternative Methods Spanish Association of Toxicology. From 1999 also provides coverage REMA- Spanish Network of Alternative Methods and in the year 2000 automates migrating servers RedIRIS. It currently has more than 300 enrolled in 12 countries.

Among the areas of interest in the application of alternative procedures include: Toxicology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Biochemistry, Biology (including cellular and molecular), Chemistry, Ecology, Diagnosis, Monitoring, Quality Control, Cell Culture, Production, Nutrition, Pathology, Surgery, Radiology, Genetics, Veterinary, Cosmetics, etc..

The discussions are of high scientific, not useful or directed to the general public, but of great interest to professionals established or who are starting their professional, as interns, PhD students and postdoctoral, etc.. Its members include members from scientists to government or corporate protectionist, through companies and experts in bioethics.

Any registered you can start discussions on specific topics or general, sending an email to the list to be distributed to all registered. Next, they can answer, refine the message or comment, and so on. It is, therefore, of a virtual discussion on alternative methods to animal experimentation, and mainly in vitro techniques.

[3R] to encourage the development and use of alternative methods to animal experimentation in all areas, While not legally animalistic, since there are specific forums for this topic.

The issues can be treated include, inter alia, the following:

[3R] is open free to the participation of Spanish-speaking professionals from any country, no need to belong to an association, group or platforms. They are particularly welcome colleagues from Latin America and the Caribbean.

Thanks for working effectively in this project. We hope you take advantage of this opportunity given to us and your professional activities are stimulated by access to this electronic forum. We pray to broadcast its existence.

For any questions or queries you wish to make on the operation of [3R], do not hesitate to contact the moderator [3R]:

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Interconnecting people: the [3R] GTEMA mailing list on alternatives:

In 1996, the GTEMA- Spanish Group on Alternative Methods first implemented its internet activities, apart from the web-site, by creating an E-mail-based network. The [3R] GTEMA Distribution List is sending messages since 1996 to more than 300 scientists distributed over 12 countries. The messages are mainly written in Spanish.

The network is absolutely open, and does not require membership in any society or group. Anyone wishing to join should request inclusion from the Coordinator of GTEMA, Guillermo Repetto, at the following address: repetto@us.es

The dissemination of information about activities in the field of alternatives includes:

In this section:

• Alternative Methods - GTEMA
• Concept Alternatives
• [3R] Alternatives to Animal Testing
• Documents
• Web Alternatives
• Links
• Inventory
• English Version