WASHINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) - The most comprehensive genomic study ever on primates - a group whose membership includes lemurs, monkeys, apes and people - has revealed pivotal genetic traits that are ...

Think you know monkeys? From bananas to big-screen stereotypes, Dr. Paul Garber busts the biggest monkey myths with real ...

A new investigation led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine’s Human Genome Sequencing Center, the Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain, and ...

But it’s not that simple, as the research of our colleagues and our own work on various primates has shown.

Researchers have found a link between long thumbs and big brains, suggesting the two features evolved together ...

Co-diversification of gut microbiota with primate species. Credit: Nature Microbiology (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41564-023-01388-w A new study finds that hundreds of bacterial groups have evolved in the ...

A team in the Hübner and Diecke Labs at the Max Delbrück Center have shown how human and non-human primate hearts differ genetically. The study, published in “Nature Cardiovascular Research,” reveals ...

When chimpanzees eat ripe figs and other fruits in the wild, it’s a surprisingly boozy feast—the fruit they consume in a day ...

A study led by UC Berkeley researchers estimated how much ethanol chimpanzees consume in the wild when eating fermented ...

When people think of primates, they often picture playful monkeys, intelligent apes, or even cuddly zoo animals. Pop cul ...

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spreads from human to human primarily through droplet transmission. Viral RNA can be detected in nasal and saliva secretions, and sneezing ...