Assertion: chimpanzee | /r/HasProperty | valuable animal model
Facets:
value: in past research
type: TEMPORAL
value: in the past
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Conclusion: that “while the chimpanzee has been a valuable animal model in the past, most current biomedical research use of chimpanzees is not necessary”;
text: On December 15, 2011, the Institute of Medicine committee concluded in their "Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Assessing the Necessity" report that, "while the chimpanzee has been a valuable animal model in past research, most current use of chimpanzees for biomedical research is unnecessary," as scientific research indicated a decreasing need for the use of chimpanzees due to the emergence of non-chimpanzee models.