New database gives public easy access to 3D primate skeletons
A new database offers access to over 6,000 3D scans of primate skeletons housed in the American Museum of Natural History, ...
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine14dOpinion
Monkeys Don’t Make Sense: Availability of Better Methods Means It’s Time for the NIH to Phase Out Primate Experiments
More than 100,000 nonhuman primates, including baboons, macaques, marmosets, and other monkeys, are held or used for research ...
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Mouse Lemurs
There are more than 20 species of mouse lemurs, and several have been identified only in recent years. This is a rarity in primate research, and illustrates just how much remains to be known about ...
Animal Welfare Institute3y
Nonhuman Primates
The total number of nonhuman primates in research in the United States was 71,921 in 2021 (the most recent year for which figures are available), according to the US Department of Agriculture. This ...
Minnesota Daily23y
Animal rights group protests U’s primate testing
Four members of the Student Organization for Animal Rights displayed photos of laboratory monkeys outside Moos Tower on Monday to inform others about primate experimentation at the University. The ...
Nature3y
Primate Communication
Like other animals, primates communicate to satisfy their biological and social needs, such as avoiding predators, interacting with other group members, or maintaining cohesion during travel.