Conservation of Pain Genes Across Evolution

Khuong, Thang M.; Neely, G. Gregory

doi:10.1002/9781118398890.ch2

Cited by 1 publication

(1 citation statement)

References 136 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Further, insect sensory cells contain ion channel types that are homologous or orthologous with vertebrates (such as certain Transient Receptor Potential [TRP] channels). The vertebrate and invertebrate genetic mechanisms for regulating acute and persistent pain perception are highly conserved (Khuong and Neely 2014).…”

Section: Neurobiological Evidencementioning

confidence: 99%

Pain and Suffering in Farmed Animals: First Steps Towards Better Understanding and Management (Musk and Clutton, 2024) - Insects

Barrett

2024

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Insects are an incredibly diverse class of largely terrestrial arthropods, with a million named species and many more to be discovered. Trillions of individuals are farmed for food and feed each year, with trillions (maybe quadrillions) more impacted by other kinds of human use and management. The question of insect pain is an open one, without broad scientific or philosophical consensus. Here, I present the history of the science on insect pain and the main neurobiological and behavioral evidence used to support and reject the idea of insect pain. The pain and suffering experienced by farmed insects during rearing, transport, and slaughter is reviewed, albeit from a somewhat speculative lens (given the uncertainty of insect pain at all, and the lack of validated tools for assessing pain in any insects). Analgesics and anesthetics that may work for insects are reviewed, as well as attitudes on insect pain from consumer, producer, academic, and other perspectives. Other arthropods - besides insects and crustaceans - are briefly reviewed, before concluding with the complexity of moral caution in the insect case.

show abstract

Section: Neurobiological Evidencementioning

confidence: 99%

Pain and Suffering in Farmed Animals: First Steps Towards Better Understanding and Management (Musk and Clutton, 2024) - Insects

Barrett

2024

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Conservation of Pain Genes Across Evolution

Cited by 1 publication

References 136 publications

Pain and Suffering in Farmed Animals: First Steps Towards Better Understanding and Management (Musk and Clutton, 2024) - Insects

Pain and Suffering in Farmed Animals: First Steps Towards Better Understanding and Management (Musk and Clutton, 2024) - Insects

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About