A unique biomedical resource at risk
@article{Vandeberg2005AUB, title={A unique biomedical resource at risk}, author={J. Vandeberg and S. Zola}, journal={Nature}, year={2005}, volume={437}, pages={30-32} }
Research using chimpanzees has been crucial in the fight against human diseases such as hepatitis. John L. VandeBerg, Stuart M. Zola and colleagues urge that this now dwindling resource be sustained.The chimpanzee genomeThe cover photo by Kevin Langergraber shows the adult female chimpanzee ‘Jolie’ in Kibale National Park, Uganda. This was taken on 16 August 2004, a few weeks before Jolie gave birth to her first infant. This week marks a landmark in the study of our closest living relative: the… Expand
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