Chimpanzees in biomedical and behavioral research
Subtitle: assessing the necessity
By: Committee on the Use of Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies ; Bruce M. Altevogt ... [et al.], editors ; Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies
Contributors: Pankevich, Diane E.; Shelton-Davenport, Marilee K.; Kahn, Jeffrey P.; Committee on the Use of Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research (U.S.)
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9780309220392
Subjects: Moral and ethical aspects; Chimpanzees; Animal experimentation; Chimpanzees as laboratory animals; Animal models in research; Research
Description: "For many years, experiments using chimpanzees have been instrumental in advancing scientific knowledge and have led to new medicines to prevent life-threatening and debilitating diseases. However, recent advances in alternate research tools have rendered chimpanzees largely unnecessary as research subjects. The Institute of Medicine, in collaboration with the National Research Council, conducted an in-depth analysis of the scientific necessity for chimpanzees in NIH-funded biomedical and behavioral research. The committee concludes that while the chimpanzee has been a valuable animal model in the past, most current biomedical research use of chimpanzees is not necessary, though noted that it is impossible to predict whether research on emerging or new diseases may necessitate chimpanzees in the future"--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

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