Here’s a topic that’s near and dear to the hearts of many of our Beauty Brainiacs: Animal testing!
According to Engadget, the National Institute of Health and the Environmental Protection Agency are joining forces in a 5 year research program to replace the live animals that are used in cosmetic testing with “high-speed automated screening robots.”
There are three very cool things about this story. First, fewer animal tests will be needed in the future. Second, there will be more high speed robots in the future. (Yay robots!) The third, and by far the cutest part of this story, is the picture that accompanies it. It’s a Flikr image of the most adorable rabbit in the universe. Come on, have you EVER seen a rabbit cuter than this one??? (No, Sarah Bellum, we’re not talking about your kind of Rabbit!)
Seriously though, the Beauty Brains are thrilled that more research is being done on alternatives to animal testing.
–Mid Brain
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That is the cutest bunny in the entire universe. I pretty much avoid buying based on “no animal testing” labels because I know it’s essentially bunk (i.e. the individual ingredients may have been/probably were tested on animals), but I’m thrilled to know there are talented people working toward making “no animal testing” labels a reality.
Makeup testing on Robots!!!! I cannot process this… The mascara would jam up my infrared night vision controls… Oh, wait.. I do not have eyelashes.
Robot President: Don’t worry, the next model will include fiber optic eyelashes that you can decorate with mascara.
OOhhh, Clumps! I really do so hate clumps.
That rabbit is pretty freakin cute! AND look at Mid Brain getting all sassy with Sarah…Ithought for a moment I was reading Righty’s work! Nicely Done!
Hee hee, thanks Cate – I couldn’t resist poking fun at Sarah’s toy collection.
can u tell me why people use animal but not people because they put them through a lot of pain people need to go though this pain and leave the animals out of it f*** yall animal tester !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!