Could lab monkeys soon become a thing of the past?

Monkeys at Oregon Health and Science University’s primate center, photographed by undercover investigators from PETA in 2007. | PETA

The Trump administration’s scientific agenda has been widely characterized — rightly so — as a war on scientific progress. But, hear me out here: There is more to the story. 

This administration’s science policy is being shaped not solely by anti-science ideologues, but also by a motley coalition of players who have distinct criticisms of the status quo...