Charlotte Uhlenbroek

So, Bob, there's a great irony at the heart of your life.

Can you tell us something about that?

Sheba was one of the lucky ones.

But her life could have turned out differently, like it did for thousands of others.

We humans have the upper hand, and which one of us wouldn't mitigate our own suffering or save the life of a loved one at almost any cost?

But with advances in technology providing alternative research methods, I believe it's possible to see a future where we have better human-relevant models and no longer need to rely on animal experimentation.

And that surely will be a win for all.

Sheba, Just Like Us, is an Aura Studios production produced by Will Aslett, edited by Ben Giles, and presented by me, Charlotte Unabrook, for the BBC World Service.