Most Biomedical Research Chimps Can Retire, Panel Finds

December 19th, 2011 - Erin Shaw

A new report from the Institute for Medicine calls for the retirement of most, but not all, of the 600 chimpanzee test subjects held by the National Institute for Health. NIH asked The Institute for Medicine for advice last December after NIH ordered a group of retired chimpanzees back into active research, sparking widespread protest.
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