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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960983503321

Titolo

Chimpanzees in biomedical and behavioral research : assessing the necessity / / 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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2011

ISBN

9786613527189

9780309220422

0309220424

9781280123320

128012332X

9780309220408

0309220408

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AltevogtBruce M

Disciplina

616.02738

Soggetti

Animal models in research

Chimpanzees

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""Appendix A: References""; ""Appendix B: Commissioned Paper: Comparison of Immunity to Pathogens in Humans, Chimpanzees, and Macaques""; ""Appendix C: Information-Gathering Agendas""; ""Appendix D: Committee Biographies""

Sommario/riassunto

"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.