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Successful Initial Safety Tests For Genetically-modified Rice That Fights Allergy
In a first-of-its-kind
advance toward the next
generation of genetically
modified foods —
intended to improve
... > full story
New Fossil Primate Suggests Common Asian Ancestor, Challenges Primates Such As 'Ida'
A new fossil primate from
Myanmar (previously known as
Burma) suggests that the
common ancestor of humans,
monkeys and apes evolved
... > full story
On Malaria Struggle, Baboons And Humans Have Similar Stories To Tell
Evolutionarily speaking,
baboons may be our more
distant cousins among
primates. But when it comes
to our experiences with
... > full story
54-million-year-old Skull Reveals Early Evolution Of Primate Brains
Researchers have developed
the first detailed images of
a primitive primate brain,
unexpectedly revealing that
cousins of our earliest
... > full story
- Successful Initial Safety Tests For Genetically-modified Rice That Fights Allergy
- New Fossil Primate Suggests Common Asian Ancestor, Challenges Primates Such As 'Ida'
- On Malaria Struggle, Baboons And Humans Have Similar Stories To Tell
- 54-million-year-old Skull Reveals Early Evolution Of Primate Brains
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Humans More Related To Orangutans Than Chimps, Study Suggests
June 18, 2009 — New evidence underscores the theory of human origin that suggests humans most likely share a common ancestor with orangutans. The researchers reject as "problematic" the popular suggestion, based on ... > full story -
Individual Primates Display Variation In General Intelligence
June 17, 2009 — General intelligence varies among primates within a single species, according to new research. The study is the first to look at general intelligence within one primate species. Through a series of ... > full story -
Close Social Ties Make Baboons Better Mothers, Study Finds
June 11, 2009 — Baboons whose mothers have strong relationships with other females are much more likely to survive to adulthood than baboons reared by less social mothers, according to a new ... > full story -
'Glowing' Transgenic Monkeys Carrying Green Fluorescent Protein Gene Pave Way For New Disease Models
May 28, 2009 — A transgenic line of monkeys carrying a gene encoding green fluorescent protein fully integrated into their DNA has been created for the first time. The research, published in the journal Nature, ... > full story -
New Extinct Lemur Species Discovered In Madagascar
May 27, 2009 — A third species of an extinct group of large lemurs has just been uncovered in the northwest of Madagascar. Dubbed Palaeopropithecus kelyus, this new specimen is smaller than the two species of these ... > full story -
Primate Eye Evolution: Small Evolutionary Shifts Make Big Impacts -- Like Developing Night Vision
May 24, 2009 — Minor differences in the timing of cell proliferation can explain the large differences found in the eyes of two species -- owl monkeys and capuchin monkeys -- that evolved from a common ... > full story -
Monkeys Found To Wonder What Might Have Been
May 21, 2009 — Monkeys playing a game similar to "Let's Make A Deal" have revealed that their brains register missed opportunities and learn from their ... > full story -
Neurons That 'Mirror' The Attention Of Others Discovered
May 20, 2009 — Whether a monkey is looking to the left or merely watching another monkey looking that way, the same neurons in his brain are firing, according to researchers. The authors speculate that the neurons' ... > full story -
Feeding Behaviors In Monkeys And Humans Have Ancient, Shared Roots, Bolivian Rainforest Study Suggests
May 20, 2009 — Spider monkeys and humans have similar ways of controlling their protein intake, suggesting that human susceptibility to obesity might have far earlier evolutionary origins than previously ... > full story -
Common Ancestor Of Humans, Modern Primates? 'Extraordinary' Fossil Is 47 Million Years Old
May 19, 2009 — Scientists have found a 47-million-year-old human ancestor. Discovered in Germany, the fossil is 20 times older than most fossils that explain human evolution. Known as "Ida," the fossil is a ... > full story
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