The goals of toxicology are to identify the toxicities that chemicals produce and to determine the d ...

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The goals of toxicology are to identify the toxicities that chemicals produce and to determine the dose of the chemical that induces toxic effects. Historically, animal research has been performed to determine the toxic dose and toxic effects of chemicals. As time has gone by and technology has improved, alternatives to animal testing have been developed to explore the toxicity of chemicals. Discuss the pros and cons of these testing models. Do you believe there would be situations where one model would be more favorable to be used than another? Explain your response.