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However recent advances in alternate research tools have rendered chimpanzees largely unnecessary as research subjects the institute of medicine in collaboration with the national research council conducted an in depth analysis of the scientific necessity for chimpanzees in nih funded biomedical and behavioral research. 1 chimpanzees in biomedical and behavioral research assessing the necessity institute of medicine us and national research council us committee on the use of chimpanzees in biomedical and behavioral research altevogt bm pankevich de shelton davenport mk kahn jp editors. Chimpanzees in biomedical and behavioral research assessing the necessity the national academies press o 500 fifth street nw o washington dc 20001 notice the project that is the subject of this report was approved by the gov erning board of the national research council whose members are drawn from. Chimpanzees in biomedical and behavioral research assessing the necessity washington dc the national academies press doi 1017226 13257 conducted an in depth analysis of the scientific necessity for chimpanzees in nih funded biomedical and behavioral research the committee concludes that while the chimpanzee has been a valuable . Cal and behavioral research the committees report chimpanzees in biomedical and behavioral research assessing the necessity does not endorse an outright ban on chim recent advances in alternate research tools including cell based technologies and other animal models have rendered chimpanzees largely unnecessary as research subjects