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White paper on the role of nonhuman primates in research

In collaboration with eight leading scientific organizations, the american Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR) has published a white paper on the importance of nonhuman primates in research.
Ein Rhesusaffe bei einer Aufgabe in einem Trainingskäfig. Das Fell seines Handgelenkes ist rot eingefärbt, um die Bewegung mit Video-Kameras zu erfassen. Foto: Michael Berger
A rhesus monkey performing a task in a training cage. In order to detect movement with the video camera, the fur on wrist is dyed red. Photo Michael Berger

In the past, many therapies and drugs for serious diseases have been developed only because of experiments with nonhuman primates. These include the development of the polio vaccine, the discovery of insulin and its connection to diabetes as well as the development of many life-saving medical treatment procedures such as organ transplants, chemotherapy or dialysis. Nonhuman primates are more similar to humans than any other mammals. Genetically, they have a 98 percent similarity. Nonhuman primates are therefore indispensable in the development of therapies for many serious diseases such as Alzheimer's, HIV / AIDS, Parkinson's disease or cancer.

Together with eight other leading American research organizations, the Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR) has published a white paper that provides information on the essential role of nonhuman primates in science. It provides an overview on the research of various diseases where nonhuman primates play a decisive role. A detailed list provides information of numerous medical achievements from 1900 to the present that would have been impossible without the use of nonhuman primates in research. In addition, it also addresses legal regulations in the handling of animals.

You can download the white paper „The critical role of nonhuman primates in medical research“ from the website of the FBR.

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