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A Plane of Monkeys, a Pandemic, and a Botched Deal: Inside the Science Crisis You’ve Never Heard Of

A Plane of Monkeys, a Pandemic, and a Botched Deal: Inside the Science Crisis You’ve Never Heard Of

Here’s one supply chain disruption you probably haven’t heard of yet: monkeys. Specifically: There’s a shortage of rhesus macaques for biomedical research. This might sound like a good thing for animal welfare, but the consequences for human lives are «very real, very urgent». A super interesting, deeply reported piece — I particularly like how it addresses the moral ambiguities inherent in the topic.


From Weekly Filet #401, in July 2022.

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