Monkey News

Posted January 17, 2008:

• Monkey Malaria Widespread In Humans And Potentially Fatal

Posted January 10, 2008:

• Where Do You Stand? Research Shows Clues In Rules Of The Wild

Posted January 3, 2008:

• Researchers Reverse Effects Of Sleep Deprivation
• Gene Neighbors May Have Taken Turns Battling Retroviruses

Posted January 2, 2008:

• Orangutan Plan To Curb Carbon Emissions

Posted December 20, 2007:

• Monkeys Can Perform Mental Addition

Posted December 15, 2007:

• New, Rare And Threatened Species Discovered In Ghana
• Losses Of Long-Established Genes Contribute To Human Evolution

Posted December 11, 2007:

• Neurons In The Frontal Lobe May Be Responsible For Rational Decision-Making

Posted December 10, 2007:

• Like Humans, Monkey See, Monkey Plan, Monkey Do

Posted December 3, 2007:

• 'Oosight' Microscope Enables Embryonic Stem Cell Breakthrough

Posted November 26, 2007:

• Monkeys Able To Fend Off AIDS-Like Symptoms With Enhanced HIV Vaccine

Posted November 20, 2007:

• Bacteria Shed Light On An Important Group Of Human Proteins

Posted November 15, 2007:

• Primate Embryonic Stem Cells Successfully Cloned

Posted November 9, 2007:

• New Species Of Peccary -- Pig-Like Animal -- Discovered In Amazon Region
• New Vaccine That Protects Monkeys Against Avian Flu Ready For Human Trials

Posted November 8, 2007:

• Surviving Pioneer Lemurs Celebrate A Decade In The Rain Forest
• Faster, More Sensitive Method For Detecting Anthrax

Posted November 3, 2007:

• Hanging Around With Lemurs, The Planet's Most Primitive Primates
• Flying Lemurs Are The Closest Relatives Of Primates

Posted November 2, 2007:

• Neurons In Primate Cortex Associate Numerical Meaning With Visual Signs

Posted October 29, 2007:

• Primates: Extinction Threat Growing For Mankind's Closest Living Relatives

Posted October 28, 2007:

• Parasites A Key To The Decline Of Red Colobus Monkeys In Forest Fragments

Posted October 25, 2007:

• Humans And Monkeys Share Machiavellian Intelligence

Posted October 19, 2007:

• Cross-Species Transplant In Rhesus Macaques Is Step Toward Diabetes Cure For Humans

Posted October 16, 2007:

• Brain Cell Growth Diminishes Long Before Old Age Strikes, Animal Study Shows

Posted October 12, 2007:

• Spread Of Endogenous Retrovirus K Is Similar In The DNA Of Humans And Rhesus Monkeys

Posted September 27, 2007:

• Primate Sperm Competition: Speed Matters

Posted September 26, 2007:

• Progression Of SIV Infection In Monkeys Points To Differences Between Human And Simian Forms Of AIDS

Posted September 17, 2007:

• National Effort To Preserve, Restore Fertility In Women With Cancer Underway

Posted September 12, 2007:

• Color Night Vision In The Aye-Aye, A Most Unusual Primate

Posted September 10, 2007:

• Primates Expect Others To Act Rationally

Posted September 4, 2007:

• Sex And Handedness Influences On Monkeys' Brains Similar To Humans

Posted August 28, 2007:

• Monkeys Use 'Baby Talk' To Interact With Infants

Posted August 13, 2007:

• Gene Regulation, Not Just Genes, Is What Sets Humans Apart

Posted August 6, 2007:

• 3-D Brain Centers Pinpointed

Posted August 2, 2007:

• Monkeys Learn In The Same Way As Humans, Psychologists Report

Posted August 1, 2007:

• Study Helps Explain How HIV Becomes AIDS

Posted July 31, 2007:

• Genomics Study Provides Insight Into The Evolution Of Unique Human Traits

Posted July 25, 2007:

• Neurons For Numerosity: Parietal Neurons 'Sum Up' Individual Items In A Group

Posted July 18, 2007:

• Monkeys Don't Go For Easy Pickings: Study Shows Primates Consider More Than Distance When Searching For Food

Posted July 16, 2007:

• For Primates, Tourism Can Be Less Fun Than A Barrel Of Monkeys

Posted July 7, 2007:

• Scientists Find Endangered Monkeys In Vietnam

Posted July 4, 2007:

• Stressed-out African Naked Mole-Rats May Provide Clues About Human Infertility

Posted June 27, 2007:

• Which Came First: Primates' Ability To See Colorful Food Or See Colorful Sex?

Posted June 26, 2007:

• Hormone Therapy: Monkey Studies Parallel Women's Health Initiative Findings, Point To Importance

Posted June 22, 2007:

• Human Immunity To 'Viral Fossil' May Help Explain Our Vulnerability To HIV

Posted June 21, 2007:

• Respiratory Tract Immunization May Protect Against Ebola Virus

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