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Southwest Primate Center "Celebrates" 10 Years

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After more than 50 years of studying the ways a fatty diet contributes to heart disease in San Antonio baboons, it might seem there wouldn't be much left to learn. Tags: primates medical research. By destroying the health of baboons with fast food. Fast food is bad for you? Oh brother.

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New Mexico Governor Opposes Chimp Transfer

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The contract expires next year and Richardson opposes a plan by the agency to transfer the chimps from the Alamogordo Primate Facility, where they are no longer used for medical testing. The animals can be used again for medical experiments if transferred to the Southwest National Primate Research Center in San Antonio, Texas.