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Non human primates
Non-human primates include members of the highest order of mammals, excluding humans. Monkeys, apes, and prosimians are all classified as non-human primates. Advanced biomedical research often includes non-human primate species including rhesus macaques, chimpanzees, marmosets, and spider monkeys.
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FEB 19, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic wasting disease, discovered in 1967, has since spread among deer, elk, moose, and other cervids to 23 US states, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2023Cannabis Sciences
Labroots recently reported the growing trend of cannabis use to combat pregnancy symptoms like nausea and vomi ...Written By: Sarah HoffmanJUN 17, 2023Neuroscience
Researchers have found that latent but replication-competent HIV can lie dormant in immune cells in the brain for years. ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 11, 2023Genetics & Genomics
About a decade ago, research teams showed that modern humans still carry remnants of Neanderthal DNA, confirming that Ne ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2023Microbiology
Humans and other primates carry complex communities of microbes in our guts, and while we know how important these micro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2023Neuroscience
Newly discovered areas of the motor cortex will re-write researchWritten By: Amielle MorenoAPR 16, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
A new drug has successfully treated mouse and non-human primate models of a severe form of nonalcoholic fatty live ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 10, 2023Neuroscience
We now know two sides of the BNST; deactivation of this region doesn't just alleviate anti-social tendencies but allows ...Written By: Amielle MorenoFEB 06, 2023Plants & Animals
New research shows that humans can understand ape gestures, even if they have not seen them before.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJAN 24, 2023Earth & The Environment
A new study reports that if the 120 endangered mammals in Madagascar go extinct, it will take 23 million years to replac ...Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJAN 17, 2023Health & Medicine
A new study argues that the way the different parts of the brain in humans and Neandertals learn similarly.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJAN 16, 2023Plants & Animals
Humans and several species of primates share remarkable similarities. Specifically, we share several characteristics wit ...Written By: Ryan VingumJAN 11, 2023Plants & Animals
Stone tools dated to 50,000 years ago were probably made by capuchin monkeys, not humans.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattDEC 21, 2022Plants & Animals
New research suggests humans may have become bipedal in the trees, not on the savanna.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattNOV 14, 2022Plants & Animals
A new study discovered that chimpanzees and gorillas may actually be friends, rather than enemies, in certain cases.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattOCT 31, 2022Plants & Animals
New research suggests that predominantly tree-dwelling monkeys are spending more time on the ground, due to warming temp ...Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattOCT 24, 2022Plants & Animals
New research based on genetic sequencing provides insight into a Neandertal social structure.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattOCT 12, 2022Plants & Animals
New fossil teeth and face suggest gibbon ancestors are older than thoughtWritten By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattOCT 05, 2022Plants & Animals
New research shows that chimpanzees use different stone tools depending on the nut species they want to openWritten By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattMAY 05, 2022Cancer
Humans develop cancer at a remarkably high rate in comparison to other animals. Many elements are attributed to th ...Written By: Katie KokolusFEB 18, 2022Neuroscience
Ion channels are crucial for neural communication; they control the flow and gradient of charged particles, creating ele ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers developed a statistical model to describe the neural mechanisms underlying ketamine-induced anesthesiaSEP 20, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus, which is a type of virus that can write its genetic material into th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
For years, many researchers have been trying to answer the question "What makes us human?" from both a biological and ph ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic wasting disease, discovered in 1967, has since spread among deer, elk, moose, and other cervids to 23 US states,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
Labroots recently reported the growing trend of cannabis use to combat pregnancy symptoms like nausea and vomi
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
JUN 17, 2023
Neuroscience
Researchers have found that latent but replication-competent HIV can lie dormant in immune cells in the brain for years.
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 11, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
About a decade ago, research teams showed that modern humans still carry remnants of Neanderthal DNA, confirming that Ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2023
Microbiology
Humans and other primates carry complex communities of microbes in our guts, and while we know how important these micro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2023
Neuroscience
Newly discovered areas of the motor cortex will re-write research
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
APR 16, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
A new drug has successfully treated mouse and non-human primate models of a severe form of nonalcoholic fatty live
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 10, 2023
Neuroscience
We now know two sides of the BNST; deactivation of this region doesn't just alleviate anti-social tendencies but allows
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
FEB 06, 2023
Plants & Animals
New research shows that humans can understand ape gestures, even if they have not seen them before.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JAN 24, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A new study reports that if the 120 endangered mammals in Madagascar go extinct, it will take 23 million years to replac
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JAN 17, 2023
Health & Medicine
A new study argues that the way the different parts of the brain in humans and Neandertals learn similarly.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JAN 16, 2023
Plants & Animals
Humans and several species of primates share remarkable similarities. Specifically, we share several characteristics wit
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JAN 11, 2023
Plants & Animals
Stone tools dated to 50,000 years ago were probably made by capuchin monkeys, not humans.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
DEC 21, 2022
Plants & Animals
New research suggests humans may have become bipedal in the trees, not on the savanna.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
NOV 14, 2022
Plants & Animals
A new study discovered that chimpanzees and gorillas may actually be friends, rather than enemies, in certain cases.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
OCT 31, 2022
Plants & Animals
New research suggests that predominantly tree-dwelling monkeys are spending more time on the ground, due to warming temp
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
OCT 24, 2022
Plants & Animals
New research based on genetic sequencing provides insight into a Neandertal social structure.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
OCT 12, 2022
Plants & Animals
New fossil teeth and face suggest gibbon ancestors are older than thought
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
OCT 05, 2022
Plants & Animals
New research shows that chimpanzees use different stone tools depending on the nut species they want to open
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
MAY 05, 2022
Cancer
Humans develop cancer at a remarkably high rate in comparison to other animals. Many elements are attributed to th
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 18, 2022
Neuroscience
Ion channels are crucial for neural communication; they control the flow and gradient of charged particles, creating ele
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers developed a statistical model to describe the neural mechanisms underlying ketamine-induced anesthesia
SEP 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus, which is a type of virus that can write its genetic material into th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
For years, many researchers have been trying to answer the question "What makes us human?" from both a biological and ph
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch