Octopuses Used in Research Could Receive Same Protections as Monkeys
For the first time in the U.S., research with cephalopods might require approval by an ethics committee
Sara Reardon is a freelance journalist based in Bozeman, Mont. She is a former staff reporter at Nature, New Scientist and Science and has a master's degree in molecular biology.
For the first time in the U.S., research with cephalopods might require approval by an ethics committee
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