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They're used for research precisely because they have a great deal of similarities to humans. Also: - they have a short gestation period and produce lots of yo
by KennyBlanken 4y ago
They're used for research precisely because they have a great deal of similarities to humans. Also:
- they have a short gestation period and produce lots of young making it easy to breed them
- their opex is low
- they're easy and relatively safe to handle
- they're well understood
- there are numerous genetically engineered variants are available
- vasco 4y ago- And humans don't give a shit if we mass kill them because they are not overly cute. Otherwise we'd just use humans or apes or something more similar to us.
- kevviiinn 4y agoMonkeys are used in research but they can be hard to work with. I've heard stories of flinging poop and them pulling implanted electrodes out of their brain