chimps fate ignites debate

chimps that are in retirement from their old life of being used as test subjects are now being pulled out of retirement to be tested how far will this go?

most of the chimpanzees at the alamogordo primate facility in new mexico are well into their twenties and have not been research subjects for more than a decade. the 186 chimps that were allready test subjects will be pulled from an unofficial retirement and be sent back into the lab. the decision has brought to head a simmering debate about the use of chimpanzees for medical research in the united states. scientists have developed alternative ways to study the basic biology of diseases 700 chimps remaining still have a key role in vaccine testing. most of the chimpanzees are older and have already been subjected to years of invasive research. gluck says that when he first visited the alamogordo colony in 1973 the stark environment and individual metal cages reminded him of a medieval prison. the chimpanzees have enjoyed their unofficial retirement because holloman air force base where they are located dictates that they cannot  be used for medical research on the premises. in texas the alamogordo chimpanzees will join about 150 others in an environment much like that at there present facility says watson they will be allowed to socialize and go outdoors unless specific medical protocols require isolation this colony has been together for a long time theyll be temporarily disrupted during the move but then the original soul groups can reform and thats the best way to do it most testing will involve little more than than a few blood samples and samples of liver tissue taken using very thin needles if so then sending the chimps back into the lab could be justifiable says

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