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The end of monkey research?
Author(s) -
Suran Melissa,
Wolinsky Howard
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.1038/embor.2009.214
Subject(s) - conscience , legislation , dignity , constitution , library science , political science , law , computer science
Against a background of increasing acceptance of the profound similarities between humans and their closest simian relatives, are the days of scientific research involving the use of apes and monkeys drawing to a close? If so, what path will future medical research take?