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Study Challenges Importance of Animals in Research

Oct 13, 2009

in the journal Alternatives to Laboratory Animals (ATLA 37, 399-416), presents a serious challenge to long-standing claims that animals are an important part of human cancer research.

"An Examination of Chimpanzee Use in Human Cancer Research" found that chimpanzees, our closest genetic relatives, have contributed little to combating cancers and cost society not only time but wasted research dollars.

The paper comes on the heels of a national ad campaign (ResearchSaves, Sept.16, 2009) launched by the Foundation for Biomedical Research advocating animal use...


Source: Study Challenges Importance of Animals in Research


Date: 2009-11-02

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