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Seeing the World Through the Eyes of an Orangutan
November 27, 2012 — A captive bred Sumatran orangutan and a neuroscientist in Malaysia are hoping to explain some of the mysteries of the visual brain and improve the lives of captive bred ... > full story -
Short DNA Strands in Genome May Be Key to Understanding Human Cognition and Diseases
November 21, 2012 — Previously discarded, human-specific “junk” DNA represents untapped resource in the study of diseases like Alzheimer’s and ... > full story -
Handaxes of 1.7 Million Years Ago: 'Trust Rather Than Lust' Behind Fine Details
November 21, 2012 — Trust rather than lust is at the heart of the attention to detail and finely made form of handaxes from around 1.7 million years ago, according to a ... > full story -
Evolution of Human Intellect: Human-Specific Regulation of Neuronal Genes
November 20, 2012 — A new study has identified hundreds of small regions of the genome that appear to be uniquely regulated in human neurons. These regulatory differences distinguish us from other primates, including ... > full story -
Chimpanzees and Bonobos May Reveal Clues to Evolution of Favor Exchange in Humans
November 20, 2012 — When your neighbor asks to borrow a cup of sugar and you readily comply, is your positive response a function of the give and take that characterize your longstanding relationship? Or does it ... > full story -
Estrogenic Plants Linked to Altered Hormones, Possible Behavior Changes in Monkeys
November 19, 2012 — Male red colobus monkeys that ate more of an estrogen-containing plant not only had higher levels of the hormones estradiol and cortisol in their systems, they were more aggressive, had more sex and ... > full story -
Evidence of a 'Mid-Life Crisis' in Great Apes
November 19, 2012 — Chimpanzees and orangutans can experience a mid-life crisis just like humans, a study ... > full story -
Why Yawning Is Contagious in Bonobos: As With Humans, Yawning Is More Contagious When Individuals Are Closely Related
November 14, 2012 — Being socially close to another bonobo is more likely to make bonobo apes yawn in response to the other's yawns, according to new research. The researchers found that yawning in bonobos is more ... > full story -
New Brain Gene Gives Us Edge Over Apes, Study Suggests
November 14, 2012 — Scientists have taken a step forward in helping to solve one of life's greatest mysteries -- what makes us ... > full story -
Humans, Chimpanzees and Monkeys Share DNA but Not Gene Regulatory Mechanisms
November 6, 2012 — Up to 40 percent of the differences in the expression or activity patterns of genes between humans, chimpanzees and rhesus monkeys can be explained by regulatory mechanisms that determine whether and ... > full story
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