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Virus-Carrying Monkeys Escape In Mississippi, Public Told To Stay Away
Jasper County Sheriff's Office initially warned of aggression and diseases like Covid, hepatitis C, and herpes, leading to the euthanasia of all but one monkey.
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Ebola Could Be Treated With A Pill, Promising Monkey Study Ignites Hope
The pill protected 80 per cent of the cynomolgus macaques and 100 per cent of the rhesus macaques, which are biologically closer to humans.
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2 COVID-19 Vaccines For Young Children Show Promise In Early Trials: Study
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and an experimental protein-based preventive proved to be safe and showed good antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 in a trial on baby rhesus macaques, scientists say.
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Chinese Scientists Create Monkeys With Human Brain Genes
Chinese scientists have implanted human brain genes into monkeys, in a study intended to provide insights into the unique evolution of human intelligence.
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Meghalaya Man Boasts He Killed, Ate Monkey. Police Arrest Him
A man who had boasted of killing and eating a rhesus macaque monkey, a protected species, on social media, was arrested in Meghalaya, the police said Monday.
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New Antibody Therapy May Help Treat HIV: Study
Scientists have developed an effective treatment strategy against the Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) in rhesus macaques, an advance that may lead to a new therapy for HIV infection in humans.
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Monkeys Declared 'Vermin' In Himachal To Allow Culling
The Environment Ministry has declared Rhesus Macaque monkeys in Himachal Pradesh as "vermin" for a period of one year, allowing their culling to control their population during this time.
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Virus-Carrying Monkeys Escape In Mississippi, Public Told To Stay Away
Jasper County Sheriff's Office initially warned of aggression and diseases like Covid, hepatitis C, and herpes, leading to the euthanasia of all but one monkey.
-
Ebola Could Be Treated With A Pill, Promising Monkey Study Ignites Hope
The pill protected 80 per cent of the cynomolgus macaques and 100 per cent of the rhesus macaques, which are biologically closer to humans.
-
2 COVID-19 Vaccines For Young Children Show Promise In Early Trials: Study
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and an experimental protein-based preventive proved to be safe and showed good antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 in a trial on baby rhesus macaques, scientists say.
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Chinese Scientists Create Monkeys With Human Brain Genes
Chinese scientists have implanted human brain genes into monkeys, in a study intended to provide insights into the unique evolution of human intelligence.
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Meghalaya Man Boasts He Killed, Ate Monkey. Police Arrest Him
A man who had boasted of killing and eating a rhesus macaque monkey, a protected species, on social media, was arrested in Meghalaya, the police said Monday.
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New Antibody Therapy May Help Treat HIV: Study
Scientists have developed an effective treatment strategy against the Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) in rhesus macaques, an advance that may lead to a new therapy for HIV infection in humans.
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Monkeys Declared 'Vermin' In Himachal To Allow Culling
The Environment Ministry has declared Rhesus Macaque monkeys in Himachal Pradesh as "vermin" for a period of one year, allowing their culling to control their population during this time.
