Supplemental information for Capuchins subjected to invasive surgery to study effects of chewing, published 6 March 2023

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  Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan <spanchan@nsf.gov>
  
  
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  Paul Alivisatos <president@uchicago.edu>, Dr. Trudy Turner <ajba@uwm.edu>
  
  
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  Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan Director National Science Foundation Dear Dr. Sethuraman: I am writing to strongly object to research funded by the National Science Foundation, in which capuchins were deprived of food, operated on multiple times, forced to sit in 'primate chairs' and eat while recordings were made to see the effects of chewing on their skulls. There was no pretense of importance to human health; the work was done purely to satisfy 'intellectual curiosity' (see reference below). Not only is such research immoral, the precious resources wasted on this could have been used instead to help people. I urge the National Science Foundation to stop funding all experimental research involving non-human primates. Sincerely, Reference: Sagittal suture strain in capuchin monkeys (Sapajus and Cebus) during feeding (https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.24701)

The director of the funding agency as well as others who are responsible, directly or indirectly, for the research in this Take Action alert:

• Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director, National Science Foundation (spanchan@nsf.gov)
• Paul Alivisatos, President, University of Chicago (president@uchicago.edu)
• Dr. Trudy Turner, Editor-in-Chief, American Journal of Biological Anthropology (ajba@uwm.edu)