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Monday, August 14, 2006 12:00 AM

I'm a Buddhist in Big Pharma -- is that cool?

How can I reconcile my beliefs with the necessities of research?
By Cary Tennis

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  • Sunday, August 13, 2006 05:40 PM

    The Dalai Lama supports animal research

    At the Society for Neuroscience conference in 2005, His Holiness the Dalai Lama responded to a question very similar to this.

    He argued that animal research was permissible so long as it benefits humans and is done compassionately.

    There are various accounts on the web:

    http://neurodudes.com/2005/11/12/his-holinesss-message-better-living-through-chemicals-or-electrodes/

    http://retrospectacle.blogspot.com/2005/11/dalai-lamas-speech-at-sfn-2005.html

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