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How necessary is animal testing? | Caius Gibeily | TEDxEmory

Imagine if you were asked to harm your pet in the name of scientific progress. This scenario exposes the contradictions in how we treat other animals: some we cherish as pets, some we consign to the feedlot and others we design for research. Entrenched in scientific tradition, academic culture teaches students to view animal use as a necessary evil for scientific progress. But how much of it is truly necessary? This talk explores the hidden costs of our reliance on animal models—from the emotional distress they cause students and researchers to the missed opportunities in developing alternatives with greater relevance to public health. Emphasising the role of students and the rise of cutting-edge techniques like organoids and organ-on-chips, the talk offers an optimistic vision for a future of research where scientific and medical breakthroughs are achieved without the toll of animal suffering. Caius Gibeily is fascinated by how our brains shape who we are. Now pursuing his PhD at Emory and the Marcus Autism Center, Caius uses neuroimaging and machine-learning techniques to explore the intersection of brain development, behavior, and autism. His scientific journey has taken him from studying locomotor neural circuits in Drosophila at the University of St Andrews, to investigating how serotonin shapes early brain circuits at the University of Oxford, where he gained his masters in neuroscience. There, he also contributed to piloting an organ-on-a-chip model of Parkinson’s disease. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx