primate
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Five years ago today, Brandon Buchanan’s investment firm paid a record $3.4 million for a drawing of a primate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Published in Science Advances, the findings provide new insights into primate brain evolution and could eventually improve our understanding of human brain development disorders.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
Socialization is the essence of the primate brain too.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
The researchers compared five different forms of aggression, ranging from ordinary conflicts to lethal attacks, using a large dataset spanning many primate species.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Even though I’ve always been a fan of how big Autumn’s yard is, I’m now realizing how inconvenient it is when chasing a tiny primate.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
The trust said the animals were among the most endangered primates in South America.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
While AI can generate candidate molecules and assist in trial design, it cannot test drugs on non-human primates or accelerate the biological timeline required for human observation.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
The results were particularly encouraging in nonhuman primates, whose liver biology and gut microbial communities more closely resemble those of humans than those of mice.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
But here’s your daily reminder that humans are primates whose still-evolving brains are exponentially outpaced by technological advancement.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
The masklike face, the red eyes, and the bloody nose were classic signs of Ebola that appear in all primates infected with the virus, both monkeys and humans.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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