primates

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For many years, scientists believed that attention was controlled primarily by the prefrontal cortex, a brain region that is especially developed in humans and other primates.

From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026

It is easy to see why scientists had assumed primates evolved in warm and wet climates.

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

Fossils suggest Teilhardina differed from other mammals of the time as it had fingernails rather than claws, which helped it grasp branches and handle food – a key characteristic of primates to this day.

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

We found these grooves also appear naturally in wild primates, with little support for tooth-picking as the cause.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

They quickly found that of ten cell lines thought to be from nine different species—including dog, pig, and duck—all but one were actually from primates.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot