A lab animal facility housing rhesus macaques By David GrimmThe U.S. National Institutes of Health announced this week it is “deeply concerned about the impact of [COVID-19] on the ability of … institutions to support the well-being of animals and personnel during this public health emergency.” And indeed, many universities are currently grappling with the best way to care for the millions of mice, monkeys, and other research animals they care for across the country, in addition to protecting the health of their own employees.Science chatted with the heads of two leading animal facilities—Eric Hutchinson, director of research animal resources at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and Peter Smith, associate director of Yale University’s