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US lawmakers propose plan to reduce primate research at National Institutes of Health

Spending bill would require the agency to identify alternatives to research with monkeys and other non-human primates.
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A spending bill approved on 8 May by a committee in the US House of Representatives urges the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) to reduce its use of non-human primates in research.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-01511-0

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  • Clarification 14 May 2019: This story has been amended to make clear that the spending bill would encourage the US National Institutes of Health to reduce its use of non-human primates in research, and directs the agency to identify alternatives to such use.

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