Read more monkey stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5470/monkey.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:22:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69571/scientists-cure-red-green-color-blindness-in-monkeys.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists have cured red-green color blindness in monkeys, the Times of London reports. Researchers injected a virus containing L opsin, a gene that regulates the production of the red-sensitive light receptor—known as a “cone”—into the retina of red-green colorblind adult monkeys, according to a study published in Nature...http://www.newser.com/story/69571/scientists-cure-red-green-color-blindness-in-monkeys.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 14:36:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68392/monkeys-only-like-monkey-music-and-metallica.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMonkeys subjected to a range of human music ignored Bach, Nine Inch Nails, and jazz, but found Metallica soothing, the Daily Telegraph reports. The experiment on a group of cottontop tamarins, carried out by a psychologist and a cellist, found that while the monkeys showed no response to human music,...http://www.newser.com/story/68392/monkeys-only-like-monkey-music-and-metallica.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 8:13:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66019/malaria-jumped-from-chimps-to-humans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe parasite that causes malaria almost certainly jumped from chimpanzees to humans much like the AIDS virus did, National Geographic reports. Scientists initially believed that the malaria parasite that kills over a million people annually was older than humanity. But new research has found that it is a mutant version...http://www.newser.com/story/66019/malaria-jumped-from-chimps-to-humans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 2:53:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65048/chimps-can-get-aids-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists have found evidence that chimpanzees can be sickened by SIV, the non-human version of HIV, adding to the understanding of how HIV/AIDS developed, the AP reports. Scientists have long believed that while other primates can contract simian immunodeficiency virus, they are not affected by it. A 9-year study of...http://www.newser.com/story/65048/chimps-can-get-aids-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Jul 2009 15:44:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64005/monkey-lesson-eat-less-live-longer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA landmark study of rhesus monkeys suggests one way to live to a ripe old age in good health: Eat less. A lot less. Monkeys on a strict diet over the past 20 years—as in, a whopping 30% fewer calories than normal—have proven to be a healthier bunch...http://www.newser.com/story/64005/monkey-lesson-eat-less-live-longer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Jul 2009 20:14:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63876/if-monkeys-could-talk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMonkeys can recognize “incorrect” syllable pattern in words, revealing that species other than human possess the underlying skills necessary for anguage, the BBC reports. Researchers played recordings of made-up words that shared either a common prefix or suffix for two groups of cotton-top tamarin monkey. Tamarins familiarized with either syllable...http://www.newser.com/story/63876/if-monkeys-could-talk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Jul 2009 3:54:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62080/some-male-mom-baboons-just-friends.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists are trying to figure out why many male baboons enter into platonic friendships with single moms, the BBC reports. Researchers probing relationships within baboon tribes found that the friendships, which did not appear to involve sex in about half the instances, helped mother and offspring dodge the unwanted attentions...http://www.newser.com/story/62080/some-male-mom-baboons-just-friends.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Jun 2009 5:26:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60271/monkeys-pass-altered-traits-to-offspring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJapanese scientists have produced the first genetically modified monkeys that can pass on their new traits to offspring, a research breakthrough mired in ethical quandaries. The technique is meant to be used to infect monkeys with diseases like Parkinson’s and then test treatments on them, but could eventually be employed...http://www.newser.com/story/60271/monkeys-pass-altered-traits-to-offspring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 May 2009 16:55:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53608/family-of-chimp-victim-sues-for-50m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRelatives of a woman mauled by a pet chimp are suing the primate's owner for $50 million, the New York Post reports today. The family of Charla Nash says Sandra Herold had no business owning a "wild animal with violent propensities" because she didn't have the skill or strength to...http://www.newser.com/story/53608/family-of-chimp-victim-sues-for-50m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Mar 2009 15:35:01 CDT