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Why Some Primates, But Not Humans, Can Live With Immunodeficiency Viruses And Not Progress To AIDS
Some primate species,
including sooty mangabeys,
harbor simian
immunodeficiency viruses but
remain healthy, unlike
... > full story
Unexpected Large Monkey Population Discovered In Cambodia: Tens Of Thousands Of Threatened Primates
Biologists have discovered
surprisingly large
populations of two globally
threatened primates in a
protected area in Cambodia.
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Monkeys Enjoy Giving To Others, Study Finds
Researchers have shown
capuchin monkeys, just like
humans, find giving to be a
satisfying experience. This
finding comes on the
coattails of a recent
imaging study in humans that
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Veterinarians Adapt Human Tests For Monkeys
A medical test developed to
detect an overload of iron
in humans has recently been
adapted to screen for the
condition in some distant
relatives: diminutive
... > full story
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Rectal Gel Prevents Transmission Of AIDS-like Virus In Macaques
August 6, 2008 — The HIV drug tenofovir may prevent AIDS transmission when applied rectally as a gel, according to results from a macaque study published in PLoS ... > full story -
Extinction Threat To Monkeys And Other Primates Due To Habitat Loss, Hunting
August 5, 2008 — Mankind's closest relatives -- the world's monkeys, apes and other primates -- are disappearing from the face of the Earth, with some literally being eaten into extinction. The first comprehensive ... > full story -
Little Teeth Suggest Big Jump In Primate Timeline
August 5, 2008 — Tiny fossilized teeth excavated from an Indian open-pit coal mine could be the oldest Asian remains ever found of anthropoids, the primate lineage of today's monkeys, apes and ... > full story -
Newly Discovered Monkey Is Threatened With Extinction
August 2, 2008 — Just three years after it was discovered, a new species of monkey is threatened with extinction according to the Wildlife Conservation Society, which recently published the first-ever census of the ... > full story -
Simian Foamy Virus Found In Several People Living And Working With Monkeys In Asia
August 1, 2008 — Scientists have found that several people in South and Southeast Asian countries working and living around monkeys have been infected with simian foamy virus, a primate virus that, to date, has not ... > full story -
Piecing Together An Extinct Lemur, Large As A Big Baboon
July 29, 2008 — Researchers have used computed tomography technology to virtually glue newly-discovered skull fragments of a rare extinct lemur back into its partial skull, discovered over a century ago. The skull ... > full story -
Parasitic Worm Infections Increase Susceptibility To AIDS Viruses
July 24, 2008 — Persons infected with schistosomes, and possibly other parasitic worm infections, may be more likely to become infected with HIV than persons without worm infections, according to a new study. ... > full story -
New Vaccine May Protect Against All Four Strains Of Dengue Virus
July 23, 2008 — Researchers have developed a novel four-component vaccine that protects monkeys against all four strains of dengue virus and may potentially offer protection to the millions of humans at risk ... > full story -
New Population Of Highly Threatened Greater Bamboo Lemur Found In Madagascar
July 23, 2008 — Researchers in Madagascar have confirmed the existence of a population of greater bamboo lemurs more than 400 km from the only other place where the critically endangered species is known to live, ... > full story -
Female Monkeys More Dominant In Groups With Relatively More Males
July 22, 2008 — Female monkeys are more dominant when they live in groups with a higher percentage of males. This is caused by self-organization. What makes the study particularly interesting is that the researchers ... > full story
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