Should chimps be used for medical testing?

Stuff You Should Know

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🗓️ 13 March 2012

⏱️ 35 minutes

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If you've got half a heart it's an easy question to answer. But if you're happy living without polio and hepatitis B you may want to question further. Learn about what makes chimps special and the history of medical testing in this episode.

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0:52.6	should know the podcast, the chimpanzee centric podcast.
1:00.0	Frequently.
1:01.0	I told you about the time that chimped out my hand right?
1:03.8	Yeah, that was just the best thing ever.
1:06.5	I mean, I think about it today.
1:09.2	My heart melts a little.
1:11.2	Just a little?
1:12.2	Just a little.
1:13.2	You're a weepy guy.
1:14.2	Yeah, this is like 10, 12 years ago.
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