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Encyclopedia > California National Primate Research Center

The California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) is a federally funded biomedical research facility dedicated to improving human and animal health, and is located on the University of California, Davis campus, in Davis, California. The CNPRC is part of a network of eight national primate research centers sponsored by the National Center for Research Resources, a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Opened in 1962, research at this secure facility has investigated many diseases, ranging from asthma and Alzheimer's disease to AIDS and other infectious diseases, and has also produced discoveries about autism. CNPRC currently houses about 4,700 monkeys, the majority are rhesus macaques, with small populations of cynomolgus monkeys and South American titi monkeys. The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is one of the ten University of California campuses. ... Davis is a city located in Yolo County, California. ... The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for medical research. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Red Ribbon is the global symbol for solidarity with HIV-positive people and those living with AIDS. AIDS is an acronym for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and is defined as a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the depletion of the immune system caused... Autism is classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder that manifests itself in markedly abnormal social interaction, communication ability, patterns of interests, and patterns of behavior. ... Cynomolgus Monkey at Batu Caves, Malaysia Monkeys, Mori Sosen (1749-1821) A monkey is any member of two of the three groupings of simian primates. ... Binomial name Macaca mulatta Zimmermann, 1780 The Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta), often called the Rhesus Monkey, is one of the best known species of Old World monkeys. ... Binomial name Macaca fascicularis Raffles, 1821 The Crab-eating Macaque (Macaca fascicularis) is an arboreal macaque native to South-East Asia. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

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Care and treatment

CNPRC is located on 300 acres on the western edge of the UC Davis campus. About half of the center's primates live outdoors, and the other half in small cages, a fact described as inhumane by animal rights activists. In many cases, animals involved in research must be 'humanely' euthanized to allow analysis of the pathologies of diseases or treatments on tissues and organs. [[{{{diversity_link}}}|Diversity]] {{{diversity}}} Binomial name {{{binomial}}} Trinomial name {{{trinomial}}} Type Species {{{type_species}}} Families * 15, See classification [[Image:{{{range_map}}}|{{{range_map_width}}}|]] Synonyms {{{synonyms}}} A primate is any member of the biological order Primates, the group that contains all lemurs, monkeys, apes, and humans. ... Euthanasia (Greek: ευθανασία - ευ good, θανατος death) refers to assisted dying. ... Pathology (from Greek pathos, feeling, pain, suffering; and logos, study of; see also -ology) is the study of the processes underlying disease and other forms of illness, harmful abnormality, or dysfunction. ...


Jane Goodall, the noted field research primatologist, has decried treatment and use of small, barren cages at such research facilities, contending primates suffer terribly from being kept in isolation from others of their kind. Valerie Jane Morris Goodall, Ph. ... Primatology is the study of primates. ...


The "Monkey Farm" controversy

Controversy over the center's activites has led some detractors to refer to it as the "Monkey Farm."


On August 21, 2004, seven primates (non-human) died of heat exhaustion after a heater malfunctioned. The event occurred at an overflow facility for the primate center on the UC Davis campus. August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... [[{{{diversity_link}}}|Diversity]] {{{diversity}}} Binomial name {{{binomial}}} Trinomial name {{{trinomial}}} Type Species {{{type_species}}} Families * 15, See classification [[Image:{{{range_map}}}|{{{range_map_width}}}|]] Synonyms {{{synonyms}}} A primate is any member of the biological order Primates, the group that contains all lemurs, monkeys, apes, and humans. ...


In February 2002, a monkey crawled into a drain pipe and was killed by an impeller. 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


See also

Henry McHenry is a professor of anthropology at the University of California, Davis, specializing in studies of human evolution, the origins of bipedality, and paleoanthropology. ... The Yerkes National Primate Research Center, located in Atlanta, Georgia at Emory University, is one of eight national primate research centers funded by the National Institutes of Health. ...

External links

  • UCDavis.edu - 'California National Primate Research Center' (homepage)
  • All-Creatures.org - 'Stop Animal Exploitation NOW! "Exposing the truth to wipe out animal experimentation"'
  • DavisWiki.org - 'California National Primate Research Center', Davis Wiki


 
 

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