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Analysis Reveals Malaria, Other Diseases as Ancient, Adaptive and Persistent Foes
November 2, 2011 — One of the most comprehensive analyses yet done of the ancient history of insect-borne disease concludes for the first time that malaria is not only native to the New World, but it has been present ... > full story -
Antibody Treatment Protects Monkeys from Hendra Virus Disease
October 19, 2011 — A human antibody given to monkeys infected with the deadly Hendra virus completely protected them from disease, according to a new study. Hendra and the closely related Nipah virus, both rare viruses ... > full storyMore: -
Genomic Sequence and Comparison of Two Macaques Reveal New Insights Into Biomedical Research
October 17, 2011 — Researchers have completed the genome sequence and comparison of two non-human primate animal models -- the Chinese rhesus macaque and the ... > full story -
First Monkey Exome Sequencing Platform for Biomedical Developed
October 11, 2011 — The first exome sequencing platform for the monkey, based on next-generation sequencing technology and monkey exome capturing array, has been ... > full story -
Monkeys 'Move and Feel' Virtual Objects Using Only Their Brains
October 5, 2011 — In a first ever demonstration of a two-way interaction between a primate brain and a virtual body, two trained monkeys learned to employ brain activity alone to move an avatar hand and identify the ... > full story -
Monkeys Also Reason Through Analogy, Study Shows
September 23, 2011 — Recognizing relations between relations is what analogy is all about. What lies behind this ability? Is it uniquely human? A new study has shown that monkeys are capable of making ... > full story -
Researchers Team With Glowing Cats Against AIDS, Other Diseases; New Technique Gives Cats Protection Genes
September 11, 2011 — Researchers have developed a genome-based immunization strategy to fight feline AIDS and illuminate ways to combat human HIV/AIDS and other ... > full story -
Weakened Malaria Parasites Form Basis of New Vaccine Strategy
September 8, 2011 — Using live but weakened malaria parasites as the basis of a vaccine represents a potentially encouraging anti-malaria strategy, according to results of follow-up animal studies performed after the ... > full storyMore: -
Researchers Eye Newer, Safer Birth Control Method
September 7, 2011 — Researchers have uncovered a new contraceptive that is more focused, safer and, therefore, available for use among a larger population of women. This research in monkeys has demonstrated that ... > full story -
Oldest Evidence of Nails in Modern Primates
August 15, 2011 — From hot pink to traditional French and Lady Gaga's sophisticated designs, manicured nails have become the grammar of fashion. Scientists have now recovered and analyzed the oldest fossil evidence of ... > full story -
Aging Brains Are Different in Humans and Chimpanzees; Evolution of Human Longevity Led to Both a Large Brain and Brain Shrinkage
July 27, 2011 — Brains shrink in humans, potentially causing a number of health problems and mental illnesses as people age, but do they shrink to the same extent in the closest living relatives to humans -- the ... > full story -
The Origin of Malaria: The Hunt Continues
July 22, 2011 — The agent of malaria has been found in the greater spot-nosed monkey, also known as putty-nosed monkey (Cercopithecus nictitans), a small African primate derived from a line different to that of ... > full story
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