primates
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"Maternal age effects are incredibly common, from invertebrates up through humans, elephants, other primates and other mammals," said Kristin Gribble, an associate scientist in the Bay Paul Center at the Marine Biological Laboratory.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
"When we compare humans with other primates, we are looking at abilities that may have come from a common ancestor," Cuaya added.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The experts looked at several studies, including one which showed that three out of four non-human primates vaccinated with Ervebo survived Bundibugyo, compared with one out of four control animals.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
The results were especially encouraging in nonhuman primates, whose liver biology and gut microbiota more closely resemble those of humans.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
More important, a specific part of the brain of humans and other primates — the region known as the neocortex, which deals with complex thought and reasoning — is huge by mammal standards.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
