The National Institutes of Health has suspended all new funding for research projects involving Chimpanzees pending a thorough vetting of new requirements including that the research be 'necessary' for the protection of human health. Primate lovers and those involved in animal rights can consider this a huge victory and a big step in the right direction.
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/science/chimps-in-medical-research.html
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