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Green monkeys acquired Staphylococcus aureus from humans
Many deadly diseases that afflict humans were originally acquired through contact with animals. New research published in ASM's Applied and Environmental Microbiology shows that pathogens can also jump the species barrier ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 29, 2016
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Monkeys found able to weigh risks in gambling experiments
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with the University of Cambridge in the U.K. has found that Rhesus monkeys are able to weigh the risks between at least two alternatives and to decide when a risk is worth betting on. In ...
Do monkeys know when they need to 'Google it'?
Are humans the only animal that knows what they don't know? A new study by researchers at Yale and Harvard shows that rhesus monkeys also spontaneously recognize when they are ignorant and need to seek out more information.
Plants & Animals
Jul 8, 2016
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Monkeys get more selective with age
As people get older, they become choosier about how they spend their time and with whom they spend it. Now, researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on June 23 find, based on a series of experimental ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2016
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Monkeys and humans share staring behavior
Following another's gaze is a hallmark of human learning and socialization from infancy to old age. Humans change how they follow gazes throughout life, and disruptions in the ability to follow someone's gaze are warning ...
Plants & Animals
May 11, 2016
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Researchers show humans and other animals can understand quantities, even without language
Symbols don't always have to be part of the equation to understand math, according to cognitive neuroscientist Elizabeth Brannon.
Plants & Animals
Apr 28, 2016
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Study of chimpanzees explores the early origins of human hand dexterity
Chimpanzees use manipulative dexterity to evaluate and select figs, a vital resource when preferred foods are scarce, according to a new Dartmouth-led study just published by Interface Focus. The action resembles that of ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 22, 2016
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The genetic evolution of Zika virus
An analysis comparing the individual differences between over 40 strains of Zika virus (30 isolated from humans, 10 from mosquitoes, and 1 from monkeys) has identified significant changes in both amino acid and nucleotide ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 15, 2016
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Monkeys express spite toward those who have more
Monkeys, like humans, will take the time and effort to punish others who get more than their fair share, according to a study conducted at Yale. In fact, they can act downright spiteful.
Plants & Animals
Jan 8, 2016
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