A biomedical scientist from Donegal with whom I spoke in Tyrone County Hospital talked in a similar vein.
But the only European biomedical research that has used great apes recently is the Biomedical Primate Research Center at Rijswijk, in the Netherlands.
Division research and education programs address the culture of mollusks, crustaceans, marine ornamentals, food fish, seaweed, and biomedical species.
The biomedical model of care predominates in these areas of medicine, potentially promoting patient passivity.
A 1989 Gallup poll seemed to show strong support of the use of animals in biomedical research.