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Virology: Some Viruses Use Fats to Penetrate a Cell
SV40 viruses use an amazing
means of communication, in
order to be able to
penetrate into a cell: fats,
whose structure must fit
like a key in a lock. ... > full story
New Theory on the Origin of Primates
New biogeographic evidence
supports the origin of
primates in the Jurassic and
the evolution of the modern
primate groups --
prosimians, tarsiers, and
anthropoids -- by the early
... > full story
Common Stomach Pathogen May Protect Against Tuberculosis, Researchers Find
It's been implicated as the
bacterium that causes ulcers
and the majority of stomach
cancers, but new studies
have found that Helicobacter
... > full story
Primates' Social Intelligence Overestimated: Primates Groom Others If Afraid They'd Lose Fight
The grooming behavior
displayed by primates is due
to less rational behavior
than often thought.
According to a computer
... > full story
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Virus-Like Particle Vaccine Protects Monkeys from Chikungunya Virus
January 28, 2010 — An experimental vaccine developed using noninfectious virus-like particles (VLP) has protected macaques and mice against chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne pathogen that has infected millions of ... > full story -
Toxicants Detected in Asian Monkey Hair May Warn of Environmental Threats to People and Wildlife
January 5, 2010 — Testing hair from Asian monkeys in dense urban areas may provide early warnings of toxic threats to humans, especially children, and wildlife. A study of young macaques at the Swoyambhu Temple in ... > full story -
First Molars Provide Insight Into Evolution of Great Apes, Humans
December 29, 2009 — Scientists have gained new insights into the timing of molar emergence and its relation to growth and reproduction in apes. "We can use the same techniques to calculate ages at first molar emergence ... > full story -
Further Progress Toward AIDS Vaccine: Rabies-Virus Vaccine Protects Monkeys
December 26, 2009 — Researchers are one step closer to developing a vaccine against the AIDS disease. They have found that a rabies virus-based vaccine administered to monkeys protected against the simian equivalent of ... > full story -
African Leaf-Eating Primates 'Likely to Be Wiped Out' by Climate Change
December 21, 2009 — Monkey species will become 'increasingly at risk of extinction' because of global warming, according to new research. The study reveals that populations of monkeys and apes in Africa that depend ... > full story -
The Buzz on Fruit Flies: New Role in the Search for Addiction Treatments
December 21, 2009 — Fruit flies may seem like unlikely heroes in the battle against drug abuse, but new research suggests that these insects -- already used to study dozens of human disease -- could claim that role. ... > full story -
Syntax in Our Primate Cousins
December 13, 2009 — Monkeys of a certain forest-dwelling species called Campbell's monkeys emit six types of alert calls. The primates combine these calls into long vocal sequences which allow them to convey messages ... > full story -
Why Some Monkeys Don't Get AIDS
December 6, 2009 — Two new studies provide a significant advance in understanding how some species of monkeys such as sooty mangabeys and African green monkeys avoid AIDS when infected with SIV, the simian equivalent ... > full story -
Opposites Attract: Monkeys Choose Mating Partners With Different Genes
November 25, 2009 — The world's largest species of monkey "chooses" mates with genes that are different from their own to guarantee healthy and strong offspring, according to a new research ... > full story -
Congo's 'Mother Lode' of Gorillas Remains Vulnerable
November 24, 2009 — A new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society says that western lowland gorillas living in a large swamp in the Republic of Congo -- part of the "mother lode" of more than 125,000 gorillas ... > full story
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