CDC to end all monkey research; will phase out HIV, infectious disease studies

Ignoramuses running amok, dictating policies whose consequences they neither understand nor will take any responsibility for.

> Apart from the retirement of research chimpanzees initiated by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) a decade ago, the move would mark the first time a U.S. agency has ended its in-house nonhuman primate program. “It’s unprecedented,” says Sally Thompson-Iritani, the assistant vice provost responsible for the University of Washington’s animal care program.

Doesn't the fact that his has happened at least once before mean there is precedent?

Also, it looks like the animals are being replaced by something called "organ chips." I have no idea if those are effective are not, but, if they are, then this seems like it would be a positive development.

The wording of this headline shocked me, but it seems like they're going to stop infectious diseases on monkeys specifically?

CDC not researching infectious diseases at all is essentially closing their doors.

Is it just me or are the news lately really not nice? Less free internet, funding cuts for science (including NASA and this example), the economy is worse than it used to be (as far as I remember), general mental health of the population is tanking,almost every aspect of usual life is being exploited by apps for micropayments, wealth gap grows, I come gap, well, grows too, but everything is impossibly expensive for every class.. are we going into the "great recession" version of the dark ages? I mean, it's not it right? But I have to agree, I do feel bad for the animals, but as someone who has participated in certain academic activities I am convinced that the scrutiny that the ethical committees have put the research through for this should ensure more than enough reasons for this research. Also. What happens with the monkeys? Do they send them to the zoo? I don't think so

Ignorance is Bliss.

Science is that which, despite your opinions, exists.

Pathogens everywhere are cheering.