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Do many of the chimpanzees currently being used in such research have diseases as a result of the research? Introducing chimps with Hep C to another population of chimps may not be the best idea, right? Great news though.
theadvancedapes · 4325 days ago · link ·
Understanding the life cycle of the Hepatitis virus can now be done in lab-grown human cell cultures. But some researchers are still using chimpanzees. Here is a great overview of what is happening with chimpanzees and the development of a Hepatitis C vaccine.
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thenewgreen · 4325 days ago · link ·
I guess I was just wondering if these poor chimps that are to be released are infected with any number of horrendous diseases?