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nonhuman primate

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nonhuman primate
see primate.


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But few birds outside this family display comparable behavior, and researchers have largely concentrated on the extensive, flexible tool practices of chimpanzees and other nonhuman primates.
Thus, the researchers have proposed that lessons learned from studying SIVs in their natural nonhuman primate hosts may provide a path to an effective AIDS vaccine.
The groups, including the BUAV (British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection) the IPPL (Intl Primate Protection League), and PCRM (Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine), believe that such a proposal is a step backwards at a time when the ethical and scientific use of nonhuman primates in research is being challenged by scientists and others.
 
 
 
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