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How Mitochondrial Genes Are Passed from Mother to Child
May 3, 2012 — This finding helps answer some long-standing questions about how mitochondria-linked gene mutations are inherited. Gene mutations in cell mitochondria can cause several diseases, including forms of ... > full story -
Orangutans Harbor Ancient Primate Alu
April 29, 2012 — Alu elements infiltrated the ancestral primate genome about 65 million years ago. Once gained an Alu element is rarely lost so comparison of Alu between species can be used to map primate evolution ... > full storyMore: -
Brain-Activated Muscle Stimulation Restores Monkeys' Hand Movement After Paralysis
April 18, 2012 — An artificial connection between the brain and muscles can restore complex hand movements in monkeys following paralysis, according to a new study. The neuroprosthesis uses a brain-computer interface ... > full storyMore: -
Baboons Display 'Reading' Skills, Study Suggests; Monkeys Identify Specific Combinations of Letters in Words
April 16, 2012 — Learning to read is not just to do with speech, but also with the ability to recognize and memorize regular patterns among the letters that make up words, according to a new study on baboons. New ... > full story -
Genetic Adaptation of Fat Metabolism Key to Development of Human Brain
April 12, 2012 — About 300,000 years ago humans adapted genetically to be able to produce larger amounts of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids. This adaptation may have been crucial to the development of the unique ... > full story -
Do Monkeys Know What Others Need?
April 12, 2012 — If you have seen a child just eat an entire ice-cream, and she begs you to buy her one, what will your reaction be? Researchers asked if monkeys understand the physical needs of others. In order to ... > full story -
Distinct Brain Cells Recognize Novel Sights
April 11, 2012 — The brain's ability to learn to recognize objects plays out in the inferior temporal cortex. A new study offers a possible explanation of how two classes of neurons play distinct roles to help that ... > full story -
Social Stress Changes Immune System Gene Expression in Primates
April 9, 2012 — The ranking of a monkey within her social environment and the stress accompanying that status dramatically alters the expression of nearly 1,000 genes, a new scientific study reports. The research is ... > full storyMore: -
Simple 3-D Grid Structure Underlying Complexity of Primate Brain
March 29, 2012 — How do you build a brain? Scientists how present a surprising answer, reporting their discovery of a remarkably simple organizational structure in the brains of humans and other primates. Employing ... > full storyMore: -
Tagged Lice Help Researchers Study Social Interactions of Shy Brown Mouse Lemurs
March 26, 2012 — It can be difficult to uncover the behavior of small, shy, nocturnal primates like the brown mouse lemur, especially in the dense rainforests of Madagascar where this lemur lives. New research shows ... > full story
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