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Hope IS Essential

Is research on one disease more essential than another? Or do they all matter? What is the relevance of "basic research" in developing treatments and cures for every disease? Today we will join Liviya and Brian Anderson on a breathtaking family journey across ten years of living with, what one doctor called, Liviya's "sleeping demon". We'll experience a range of emotions together, but none as strongly as...hope.

Resources

Why basic research with animals is still needed:

Medical breakthroughs: Is research with animals still necessary?, Cindy Buckmaster

Basic science is fundamental science, Dario Ringach

Why Testing on Prisoners is a Bad Idea, Tom Holder

Liviya now…and then…hope IS essential!

Liviya’s Story (part 1) - Foundation for Biomedical Research (2013)

Liviya’s Story (part 2) - Foundation for Biomedical Research (2013)