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The importance of nonhuman primate research in the battle against AIDS: A historical perspective
Author(s) -
Gardner Murray B.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0684.1993.tb00644.x
Subject(s) - nonhuman primate , battle , perspective (graphical) , cancer , virology , biology , environmental ethics , history , evolutionary biology , philosophy , archaeology , genetics , computer science , artificial intelligence
Retroviruses have been the common foe in two recent “wars,” first against cancer, then against AIDS. Although neither war is close to over, some battles have been won, thanks in part to research using nonhuman primates. As useful as these animals were in studying retroviruses and cancer, their contribution to AIDS research is already far greater. This paper will briefly review the major contribution of nonhuman primates and their retroviruses to research on cancer and AIDS.