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10 matches found for "marmoset monkeys"

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Veterinarians adapt human tests for monkeys

A medical test developed to detect an overload of iron in humans has recently been adapted to screen for the condition in some distant relatives: diminutive monkeys from South America, according to ve...

Ecology, The Environment and Conservation |

Family feuds – why close relatives keep their distance in the animal kingdom

The team behind the study says this is important because the retreat of natural habitats like rainforests caused by habitat destruction and climate change could inadvertently force closely-related spe...

Studies and Analyses |

Stressed-out African naked mole-rats may provide environmental and genetic clues about infertility in humans

Dr Chris Faulkes, a senior lecturer at the School of Biological & Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London, will tell the conference that the African naked mole-rat is at the extreme end of...

Life Sciences |

Researchers assemble second non-human primate genome

Rhesus macaque DNA sequence available in free, public databases A multi-center team has deposited the draft genome sequence of the rhesus macaque monkey into free public datab...

Life Sciences |

Like their pregnant mates, primate dads-to-be pack on pounds

Confirming what many have long suspected, scientists have found that male monkeys of two different species get heavier when their mates are pregnant. The roughly 10 perce...

Life Sciences |

For two primates, patience takes different forms, shaped by ecology

Across the animal kingdom, individuals face choices between patience and impulsivity. A classic case, confronted by all animals--humans included--is that between a small, immediate food re...

Ecology, The Environment and Conservation |

Research shows where brain interprets ’pitch’

Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered a discrete region of the monkey brain that processes pitch, the relative high and low points of sound, by recognizing a single musical note playe...

Life Sciences |

Gene therapy for Parkinson’s disease moves forward in animals

An international team of scientists has used gene therapy in two separate studies to renew brain cells and restore normal movements in monkeys and rats with a drug-induced form of Pa...

Life Sciences |

Monkey business: Studies show tiny callimicos have unusual characteristics

Sometimes it takes time to uncover nature’s secrets. Take the case of callimicos, also called Goeldi’s monkeys, a reclusive and diminutive South American primate. Discovered a century...

Studies and Analyses |

Sex in the brain: How do male monkeys evaluate mates?

A pint-sized, tree-dwelling Brazilian monkey has proven to be strikingly similar to humans when it comes to sexual responses, a national research team has discovered. Through functiona...

Life Sciences |

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