For the Greater Good

The 'For the Greater Good' series is comprised of five featured articles.  Each article portrays one author's personal stories of people and animals whose lives have been improved or saved by medical breakthroughs made possible by animal research.  The series was edited by Samuel R. Sperry, then Editorial Page Associate Editor at the P-I.

 "I am convinced popular support is out there for investing in research -- even if in some areas that support is dormant.  Every state and region in the country can duplicate the experience of the (Northwest) Washington Association for Biomedical Research and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. It can be done. It can be popularized. The story needs to be told." -Samuel R. Sperry

Both the 'For the Greater Good' five part series and the NWABR Curriculum Guide accompanying the series are available as PDF files from the Lessons page.   

The Curriculum Guide includes a 5-lesson unit outlining the use of models in both science and ethics, and provides resources for exploring the use of animals in research, using the "For the Greater Good Article Series" (Seattle P-I, 2000) as a resource. The curriculum guide also includes an assessment involving a letter to the editor.