Physiological experiment on animals is justifiable for real… - Charles Darwin

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Physiological experiment on animals is justifiable for real investigation; but not for mere damnable and detestable curiosity.

Charles Darwin

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Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution. He proposed that evolution could be explained in part through natural and sexual selection. Prompted by awareness that Alfred Russel Wallace was developing similar theories he published his own sooner than he had originally intended. This theory is now an integral component of biological science.

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Birth Name: Charles Robert Darwin

Alternative Names: Charles R. Darwin • C. R. Darwin • Darwin • C.R. Darwin • CR Darwin

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