Sentences with phrase «testing on chimps»
They have worked with the US government to end invasive testing on chimps.
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If the U.S. elects to continue testing on chimps, however, then it needs to adopt stricter guidelines.
Testing on chimps has been a huge boon for humans in the past, contributing to the discovery of hepatitis C and vaccines against polio and hepatitis B, among other advances.
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The vaccine relies on the rabies virus to deliver Ebola proteins that elicit an immune response in chimps, but it hasn't been tested in the field yet.
In one test, chimps taught to count from one to nine (in return for a peanut or other treat) competed with a dozen human volunteers in monitoring numbers that turned into squares on a computer screen.
While chimps performed well on tests involving their physical environment and spatial reasoning, they did not do as well when it came to tests of cooperative communication skills, such as the ability to follow a pointing finger or human gaze.
Chimps and orangutans perform well when tested for episodic memory, but the verdict is still out on dogs because dogs have been disregarded when it comes to testing and lab research.