Booker, Whitehouse Urge NIH to Protect Octopuses and Other Cephalopods Used in Research
September 02, 2026
September 02, 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Booker, Whitehouse Urge NIH to Protect Octopuses and Other Cephalopods Used in Research
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U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) urged the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to strengthen protections for cephalopods used in federally supported research. In a letter to NIH Director Jayanta Bhattacharya, the senators urged the . . .
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Booker, Whitehouse Urge NIH to Protect Octopuses and Other Cephalopods Used in Research
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U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) urged the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to strengthen protections for cephalopods used in federally supported research. In a letter to NIH Director Jayanta Bhattacharya, the senators urged the . . .