Three Rs

guiding principles for more ethical use of animals in science
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Three Rs

Summary

Three Rs is a principle[1]. It draws 83 Wikipedia views per month (principle category, ranking #59 of 126).[2]

Key Facts

  • Three Rs is the creator of W. M. S. Russell[3].
  • Three Rs is the creator of R. L. Burch[4].
  • Three Rs's instance of is recorded as principle[5].
  • +1959-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Three Rs[6].
  • Three Rs's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0wr7tds[7].
  • Three Rs's main subject is recorded as animal testing[8].
  • Three Rs's main subject is recorded as animal welfare[9].
  • Three Rs's facet of is recorded as ethics in science[10].
  • Three Rs's described by source is recorded as The Principles of Humane Experimental Technique[11].
  • Three Rs's has characteristic is recorded as harm reduction[12].

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Works and Contributions

Created works include W. M. S. Russell[3], a zoologist[13], 1925–2006[14], of United Kingdom[15] and R. L. Burch[4], a microbiologist[16], 1926–1996[17], of United Kingdom[18].

Why It Matters

Three Rs draws 83 Wikipedia views per month (principle category, ranking #59 of 126).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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