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Southwest Primate Center "Celebrates" 10 Years

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“Without giving away the name so we don't get sued, we modeled the diet after a fast-food value meal,” Comuzzie said Thursday at a 10th birthday celebration for the Southwest National Primate Research Center, which maintains the foundation's massive colony of baboons, monkeys and chimps. Tags: primates medical research. Oh brother.

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A Trip to an Animal Lab

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They did not experiment on primates (I asked!), but did experiment on mice and guinea pigs. Then, heading out, I noticed three little knitted mice. Tags: animal experimentation mice Guinea Pigs medical research biotech. I can't really talk about what I do except that I work in government.

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University of Utah Cited by Dept. of Agriculture

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The Salt Lake Tribune claims the infractions are only minor (interesting how different publications will provide different spins). You decide. From the Deseret News.

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