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Coulston Foundation
The Coulston Foundation (TCF) was a research facility established by the toxicologist Fred Coulston in 1993 at Alamogordo, New Mexico.For Aging Chimps, Retirement or Medical Research? by Dan Frosh, New York Times 2 September 2010 At one point, the foundation may have had 650 chimpanzees and conducted research on AIDS and hepatitis C Hepatitis C is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that primarily affects the liver; it is a type of viral hepatitis. During the initial infection period, people often have mild or no symptoms. Early symptoms can include ... and other diseases. Antivivisection groups investigated the facility over a number of years uncovering numerous cases of animal abuse and violations of the Animal Welfare Act. By 2001, the lab had lost its government contracts because of concerns over the welfare of the animals. In December of that year, the foundation was unable to pay its bills and the local bank began foreclosure proceedings. In S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alamogordo
Alamogordo () is a city in and the county seat of Otero County, New Mexico, Otero County, New Mexico, United States. A city in the Tularosa Basin of the Chihuahuan Desert, it is bordered on the east by the Sacramento Mountains (New Mexico), Sacramento Mountains and to the west by Holloman Air Force Base. The population was 31,384 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Alamogordo is widely known for its connection with the 1945 Trinity (nuclear test), Trinity test, which was the first ever explosion of an atomic bomb. Humans have lived in the Alamogordo area for at least 11,000 years. The present settlement, established in 1898 to support the construction of the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad, is an early example of a planned community. The city was incorporated in 1912. Tourism became an important economic factor with the creation of White Sands National Park, White Sands National Monument in 1933, which is still one of the biggest attractions of the city toda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
