Monkey News

Posted January 13, 2009:

• Genetic Variation Cues Social Anxiety In Monkeys And Humans

Posted January 12, 2009:

• Evolution Of New Brain Area Enables Complex Movements
• Primate Culture Is Just A Stone's Throw Away From Human Evolution, Study Finds

Posted December 27, 2008:

• Defensive Protein Killed Ancient Primate Retroviruses, Research Suggests

Posted December 19, 2008:

• How Mirror Neurons Allow Us To Learn And Socialize By Going Through The Motions In The Head

Posted December 11, 2008:

• Orangutan's Spontaneous Whistling Opens New Chapter In Study Of Evolution Of Speech

Posted December 10, 2008:

• Blocking Immune Inhibitor Improves Response To HIV-Like Virus, Prolongs Survival In Monkeys

Posted December 9, 2008:

• Dogs Feel Envy, Austrian Study Finds

Posted December 4, 2008:

• New Population Of Extremely Rare Snub-Nosed Monkey Discovered

Posted December 3, 2008:

• What’s Good For The Mouse Is Good For The Monkey: Skin Cells Reprogrammed Into Stem Cells

Posted December 1, 2008:

• Discovery Of Virus In Lemur Could Shed Light On AIDS

Posted November 20, 2008:

• When It Comes To What's For Dinner, Baboon Society Is No Democracy

Posted November 19, 2008:

• Rhesus Factor Controls Renal Function And Male Fertility

Posted November 18, 2008:

• Why Are So Many Infectious Diseases Jumping From Animals To Humans?

Posted November 11, 2008:

• Stem Cells From Monkey Teeth Can Stimulate Growth And Generation Of Brain Cells

Posted November 10, 2008:

• Species Diversity Of Enigmatic 'Flying Lemurs' Doubled By New Study

Posted November 9, 2008:

• T Cell-Based HIV Vaccine Candidate Demonstrates Positive Results

Posted November 4, 2008:

• 'Junk' DNA Proves Functional; Helps Explain Human Differences From Other Species

Posted October 28, 2008:

• Red Enhances Men's Attraction To Women, Psychological Study Reveals

Posted October 20, 2008:

• Why Past Oral Contraceptive Use Dramatically Lowers Risk Of Ovarian And Uterine Cancers

Posted October 17, 2008:

• 'Junk' DNA May Have Important Role In Gene Regulation

Posted October 15, 2008:

• Movement Restored To Paralyzed Limbs In Monkeys Through Artificial Brain-Muscle Connections

Posted October 14, 2008:

• Blindsight: How Brain Sees What You Do Not See
• New Fossil Reveals Primates Lingered In Texas

Posted October 13, 2008:

• Despite 'Peacenik' Reputation, Bonobos Hunt And Eat Other Primates, Too

Posted October 8, 2008:

• Genome Of A Monkey-Human Malaria Parasite

Posted September 16, 2008:

• Why Some Primates, But Not Humans, Can Live With Immunodeficiency Viruses And Not Progress To AIDS

Posted September 11, 2008:

• Watch And Learn: Time Teaches Us How To Recognize Visual Objects

Posted September 4, 2008:

• Yale Researchers Find 'Junk DNA' May Have Triggered Key Evolutionary Changes In Human Thumb And Foot

Posted August 28, 2008:

• Unexpected Large Monkey Population Discovered In Cambodia: Tens Of Thousands Of Threatened Primates

Posted August 25, 2008:

• Monkeys Enjoy Giving To Others, Study Finds

Posted August 11, 2008:

• Sound Adds Speed To Visual Perception
• Designer RNA Fights High Cholesterol, Researchers Find

Posted August 7, 2008:

• Veterinarians Adapt Human Tests For Monkeys

Posted August 4, 2008:

• Extinction Threat To Monkeys And Other Primates Due To Habitat Loss, Hunting
• Rectal Gel Prevents Transmission Of AIDS-Like Virus In Macaques
• Little Teeth Suggest Big Jump In Primate Timeline

Posted July 31, 2008:

• Simian Foamy Virus Found In Several People Living And Working With Monkeys In Asia

Posted July 28, 2008:

• Newly Discovered Monkey Is Threatened With Extinction
• Piecing Together An Extinct Lemur, Large As A Big Baboon

Posted July 22, 2008:

• Parasitic Worm Infections Increase Susceptibility To AIDS Viruses
• New Vaccine May Protect Against All Four Strains Of Dengue Virus
• New Population Of Highly Threatened Greater Bamboo Lemur Found In Madagascar

Posted July 17, 2008:

• Great Ape Trust To Provide Home For Entertainment Orangutans

Posted July 15, 2008:

• Female Monkeys More Dominant In Groups With Relatively More Males

Posted July 9, 2008:

• Big Brains Arose Twice In Higher Primates

Posted July 3, 2008:

• Simian Foamy Virus Found To Be Widespread Among Chimpanzees

Posted July 1, 2008:

• Severe Shyness? New Study Shows That Anxiety Is Likely A Long-Lasting Trait

Posted June 26, 2008:

• Canine Tooth Strength Provides Clues To Behavior Of Early Human Ancestors

Posted June 23, 2008:

• Primate's Scent Speaks Volumes About Who He Is

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