Sidelined research chimpanzees given longer reprieve
Saturday, January 8, 2011 - 01:30
in Biology & Nature
Primates called back to testing, after a decade off, are being held after politicians intervene. A study will determine whether they are still needed.A controversial plan to resume biomedical testing on semiretired, government-owned research chimpanzees living in Alamogordo, N.M., has been put on hold after the intervention of New Mexico politicians and a trio of U.S. senators.