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lenardson on March 7, 2021 | parent | context [–] | on: Raspberry Pi for Kill Mosquitoes by Laser

> Page 11: Ethical Approval: Not required.

Just a general question, what are the criteria for living organisms that do requires ethical approval? Is the threshold by organism size?

ljosa on March 7, 2021 | [–]

Vertebrates, typically.

limbicsystem on March 7, 2021 | | [–]

In the UK, vertebrates + octopuses.

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