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Clouds in the Head: New Model of Brain's Thought Processes
A new model of the brain's
thought processes explains
the apparently chaotic
activity patterns of
individual neurons. They do
not correspond to a simple
... > full story
Oldest Evidence of Split Between Old World Monkeys and Apes: Primate Fossils Are 25 Million Years Old
Two fossil discoveries from
the East African Rift reveal
new information about the
evolution of primates,
according to a new study. ... > full story
Human Skin Cells Converted Into Embryonic Stem Cells: First Time Human Stem Cells Have Been Produced Via Nuclear Transfer
Scientists have successfully
reprogrammed human skin
cells to become embryonic
stem cells capable of
transforming into any other
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When Green Means Danger: A Stunning New Species of Palm-Pitviper from Honduras
A remarkable new species of
bright green palm-viper has
been discovered in a
threatened cloud forest in
Honduras, and is named to
... > full story
- Clouds in the Head: New Model of Brain's Thought Processes
- Oldest Evidence of Split Between Old World Monkeys and Apes: Primate Fossils Are 25 Million Years Old
- Human Skin Cells Converted Into Embryonic Stem Cells: First Time Human Stem Cells Have Been Produced Via Nuclear Transfer
- When Green Means Danger: A Stunning New Species of Palm-Pitviper from Honduras
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Brain Frontal Lobes Not Sole Center of Human Intelligence, Comparative Research Suggests
May 13, 2013 — Human intelligence cannot be explained by the size of the brain's frontal lobes, say researchers. Research into the comparative size of the frontal lobes in humans and other species has determined ... > full story -
Monkey Math: Baboons Show Brain's Ability to Understand Numbers
May 3, 2013 — Opposing thumbs, expressive faces, complex social systems: it's hard to miss the similarities between apes and humans. Now a new study with a troop of zoo baboons and lots of peanuts shows that a ... > full story -
Adult Cells Transformed Into Early-Stage Nerve Cells, Bypassing the Pluripotent Stem Cell Stage
May 2, 2013 — Scientists have converted skin cells from people and monkeys into a cell that can form a wide variety of nervous-system cells — without passing through the do-it-all stage called the induced ... > full story -
Primate Hibernation More Common Than Previously Thought
May 2, 2013 — Until recently, the only primate known to hibernate as a survival strategy was a creature called the western fat-tailed dwarf lemur, a tropical tree-dweller from the African island of Madagascar. But ... > full story -
Hormone Levels and Sexual Motivation Among Young Women
April 25, 2013 — Feeling frisky? If so, chances are greater your estrogen level -- and, perhaps, fertility -- are hitting their monthly peak. If not, you're more likely experiencing a profusion of desire-deadening ... > full story -
'When in Rome': Monkeys Found to Conform to Social Norms
April 25, 2013 — The human tendency to adopt the behavior of others when on their home territory has been found in non-human primates. Researchers observed 'striking' fickleness in male monkeys, when it comes to ... > full story -
Treatment for Novel Coronavirus Shows Promise in Early Lab Tests
April 18, 2013 — Scientists studying an emerging coronavirus have found that a combination of two licensed antiviral drugs, ribavirin and interferon-alpha 2b, can stop the virus from replicating in laboratory-grown ... > full story -
Restoring Paretic Hand Function Via an Artificial Neural Connection Bridging Spinal Cord Injury
April 11, 2013 — Scientists have investigated the effects of introducing a novel artificial neural connection which bridged a spinal cord lesion in a paretic monkey. This allowed the monkey to electrically stimulate ... > full story -
Eating Solid Food Early Sets Marmosets on Path to Obesity
April 10, 2013 — Baby marmoset monkeys that began eating solid food earlier than their peers were significantly more likely to be obese at one year of age, scientists have ... > full story -
Rare Primate's Vocal Lip-Smacks Share Features of Human Speech
April 8, 2013 — The vocal lip-smacks that geladas use in friendly encounters have surprising similarities to human speech, according to a new study. The geladas, which live only in the mountains of Ethiopia, are the ... > full story
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