32 research monkeys dead in accident at Nevada lab (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Thirty-two research monkeys quarantined at a lab in Nevada were accidentally killed in May due to overheating. Officials for the Massachusetts-based Charles River Laboratories International Inc. confirmed the May 28 incident at its lab in Sparks for the first time in a statement issued Thursday.
Nevada Cancer Institute laying off 50 workers (Las Vegas Review-Journal) - The Nevada Cancer Institute, the official cancer institute for the state, is laying off 50 of its 383 employees today, according to Heather Murren, co-founder of the nonprofit organization that links research to providing cutting edge cancer care to Nevadans.