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Mississippi truck crash frees lab monkeys, with 3 still on the loose

A crash on a highway in Mississippi gave a group of lab monkeys a taste of freedom, police said, before a mix-up over whether the primates had infectious diseases led to some of them being killed.

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Lab monkeys escape after truck crashes in Mississippi, 1 remains on the loose

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Lab monkeys on the loose in Mississippi don't have herpes, university says. But are they dangerous?

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3 monkeys still on the loose after truck overturns on Mississippi highway

Three monkeys were still on the loose Wednesday in Mississippi after a truck carrying the research animals overturned.

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Escaped monkeys 'destroyed' after Mississippi police are mistakenly told they're a danger

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Fact Check: Escaped monkeys in Mississippi 'aren't infectious,' Tulane University says

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'Aggressive' research monkey on the loose after truck crash in Mississippi

The Jasper County Sheriff's Department said the monkeys require personal protective equipment to handle and are aggressive toward humans, and carry hepatitis C, herpes and COVID.

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6 monkeys escape from overturned Mississippi truck

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Monkeys escape after truck overturns on Mississippi highway, 3 still missing

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Escaped lab monkeys not infectious, university says

Lab monkeys thought to have COVID-19, hepatitis C virus and herpes escaped after the transport vehicle carrying them overturned on a highway in Mississippi on Tuesday, according to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department.

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The Lab Mouse Paradox: Why Science Still Depends on Animals Who Don’t Represent Us

In the wild, a mouse or rat leads a precarious life. In the city, they dodge traps, poisons, and broom-wielding humans. In the countryside, they face

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The long history of euphemisms around the use of animals in lab research

Animals used in research aren’t just hidden from sight. They’re objectified, or “de-animalized,” as Melanie D.G. Kaplan writes in this excerpt from her book “Lab Dog.”

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Parrots video calling each other? This Mass. prof uses tech to help enrich animals’ lives

A Northeastern University assistant professor is pioneering research examining how technology can be used to improve animal welfare.