This episode, Athena, Jade, Jared and Lisa discuss the ethics of using animal subjects in science research. They chat about the knowledge gained from these studies, current and future alternative technologies, and thoughts from our community.Live episodes air every fourth Saturday at 20:00 UTC. Next episode March 31 2018.News:When proteins shake handsGlobal Seed Vault gets an upgradeHow magma feeds volcanic eruptionsSun's Magnetic Rage in a Cage=== KEEP DISCOVERING ===News story sources:https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/fj-wps021918.phphttps://www.regjeringen.no/en/aktuelt/the-government-proposes-to-allocate-100-million-nok-to-upgrade-the-svalbard-global-seed-vault/id2590668/https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/uol-nii022218.phphttps://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/nsfc-nsr022318.php=== CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION ===Twitter.com/TMROFacebook.com/TMROTVYouTube.com/TMROReddit.com/r/tmroTwitch.tv/TMROTMRO.tv=== OUR REAL-TIME DISCORD CHANNEL ===All of the TMRO Shows are created and maintained in our Discord channel. Escape Velocity Patrons have access to a special room, but we also have free #general rooms that anyone can participate in. Join in for free at https://discord.gg/9NkkFWD=== TMRO IS CROWD FUNDED ===TMRO shows are crowd funded. If you like this episode consider contributing to help us to continue to improve. Head over to http://www.patreon.com/tmro for per-episode contribution or http://www.makersupport.com/tmro for monthly contributions and reward information.