The NIH has responded to a report by the National Academy of Sciences by placing a moratorium on chimp research until new, much more stringent justification guidelines can be developed.
Chimpanzees possess nearly-human intelligence and emotional awareness, which implies “a moral cost and ethical issues” when mankind’s closest evolutionary cousin is kept captive for invasive medical research, Kahn added.
It's nice to see, sometimes, humans acting humanely. #ddtb
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NIH temporarily bans new chimpanzee research
Almost all medical research on chimpanzees is scientifically unjustified and any future studies using the great apes need to pass a “very high bar,” concludes a new report.
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