News tagged with rhesus macaque monkeys

Monkeys with larger friend networks have more gray matter

New research in the UK on rhesus macaque monkeys has found for the first time that if they live in larger groups they develop more gray matter in parts of the brain involved in processing information on social ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Genomic sequence and comparison of two macaques reveal new insights into biomedical research

The South China Center for Innovative Pharmaceuticals, Sun Yat-Sen University, and BGI, the world's largest genomic organization, announced that they were among the research organizations from China, US and UK comprising ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

BGI develops first monkey exome sequencing platform for biomedical research

BGI, the world's largest genomics organization, has developed the first exome sequencing platform for the monkey, based on next-generation sequencing technology and monkey exome capturing array (MECA). MECA is a proprietary ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study reveals baby monkeys may be affected for life if separated from their mothers

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by scientists in China has found that baby rhesus macaques stressed by being separated from their mothers remained anxious and had poor social skills even three years after separation. ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

For the first time, monkeys recognize themselves in the mirror, indicating self-awareness (w/ Video)

Typically, monkeys don't know what to make of a mirror. They may ignore it or interpret their reflection as another, invading monkey, but they don't recognize the reflection as their own image. Chimpanzees ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

Experimental treatment protects monkeys from lethal Ebola virus post-exposure

Scientists using tiny particles of genetic material to interfere in the replication process of the deadly Ebola virus have successfully prevented monkeys exposed to that virus from dying of hemorrhagic fever. The proof-of-concept ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Why Some Monkeys Don't Get AIDS

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two studies published this month in the Journal of Clinical Investigation provide a significant advance in understanding how some species of monkeys such as sooty mangabeys and African green ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rhesus macaque moms 'go gaga' for baby, too

The intense exchanges that human mothers share with their newborn infants may have some pretty deep roots, suggests a study of rhesus macaques reported online on October 8th in Current Biology.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers identify parallel mechanism monkeys and humans use to recognize faces

Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have demonstrated for the first time rhesus monkeys and humans share a specific perceptual mechanism, configural perception, for discriminating ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

AIDS: Microbicide gel 'highly encouraging' in lab tests

The dogged search for a vaginal gel to thwart the AIDS virus earned some good news on Wednesday as scientists announced that a cheap, commonly-used compound shielded monkeys from a lethal cousin of HIV.

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0