India "can't do it", why is it "OK" with China? What are the benefits of importing these monkeys, and why does the United States, which has always had trade disputes with the mainland, "love" Chinese experimental monkeys?
According to the Institute of Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in nature monkeys and humans DNA sequences are the most consistent, and now the study of drugs and vaccines, certainly can not use humans to do experiments, so monkeys have become the best substitute, experimental safety and reliability can be guaranteed. These characteristics have made countries "cut" monkeys, and the number of wild monkeys in the United States can not supply their needs, so americans have set their sights on imports.
The reason why China's experimental monkeys stand out among the monkeys in various countries is mainly because of the unique conditions of the mainland. Experts pointed out that the key breeding objects of Chinese experimental monkeys are macaques with the largest base and the most docile personalities.
Coupled with the long-term domestication of the breeders, the monkeys are more obedient and basically do not appear violent; this means that the importer can save a lot of trouble, or even directly "cut". What is more interesting is that the most precious of the mainland macaques is called the "crab-eating macaque".
As the name suggests, crab-eating macaques like to feed on crabs and shellfish, and there are often a large number of crabs on the coast of the United States after the tide is low, and Americans do not eat these strange things of "dancing teeth and claws", if this monkey is imported, it may alleviate the rampant phenomenon of crabs that are thriving. Another point is that crab-eating macaques have a stable menstrual cycle like humans, which is more in line with the experimental standards of biomedicine.
Of course, what the United States values most is the mainland's strict requirements for breeding experimental monkeys. Before breeding monkeys, scientific research institutes will conduct disease monitoring and microbiological screening for each monkey, and the monkeys need to reach three generations of purebreds, and the slightest failure will be eliminated. The monkeys on the "selection" are quarantined until embryos are developed, and each experimental embryo is cultured in a sterile environment to ensure that they are not infected. But even so, the price of experimental monkeys on the mainland is far below the average price, only $1500 a piece, but the American experimental monkeys cost at least $6,000 or even $10,000. In this way, the mainland experimental monkey deserves to become a "fragrant feast".
Although the mainland seems to have succeeded in making the United States "stuck in the neck" when it comes to experimental monkeys, this is not our original intention. Now that the new crown epidemic is raging, the mainland is eager to develop an efficient and safe vaccine, so a large number of experimental monkeys have been supplied to our research. It is hoped that China will defeat the disease at an early date and benefit mankind, and it is also hoped that the mainland can make new breakthroughs in various fields.
