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A unique biomedical resource at risk

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.

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We thank J. Barnwell, M. Galinski, R. E. Lanford, T. M. Preuss, R. H. Purcell, C. Walker, and S. Williams-Blangero for their suggestions and contributions to this manuscript. We also acknowledge support of our chimpanzee resources by NIH resource and research grants.

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VandeBerg, J., Zola, S. A unique biomedical resource at risk. Nature 437, 30–32 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/437030a

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