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Monkey's Brain Controls Robot Arm ~ Video
Science & Tech  (tags: animals, monkeys, robotic arms, thoughts, movement, science, research, brain power )

Jacquelin
- 134 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Monkeys have been able to control robotic limbs using only their thoughts, scientists report. The animals were able to feed themselves using prosthetic arms, which were controlled by brain activity. Small probes, the width of a human hair, were in
Monkey Vocab Richer Than Thought
Science & Tech  (tags: monkeys, language, discovery )

Ingrid
- 213 days ago - dsc.discovery.com
"Hack hack hack pyow hack hack" might not mean much to human ears, but to a putty-nosed monkey it means, "I'm adult male X; I have just seen an eagle; I will now move away,"
Take Action: Stop Cruel Tests on Monkeys and Cats at the Weizmann Institute
Science & Tech  (tags: research, vivisection, cats, monkeys )

Alf
- 255 days ago - ga0.org
A recent undercover investigation in Israel revealed shocking cruelty being perpetrated on monkeys and cats at the Weizmann Institute of Science. At the end of these experiments studying brain function, some of the monkeys and all of the cats are killed.
Scientists Clone First Monkey
Science & Tech  (tags: cloning, monkeys, GeneticEngineering )

La
- 329 days ago - voanews.com
US scientists have cloned a monkey, using the resulting embryos to grow valuable stem cells. The development is the first time a primate embryo has been created; it's a matter of time before human embryos are cloned to treat disease...
Monkeys Fuss Over Inequality
Science & Tech  (tags: monkeys, capuchin, study, science, research )

Mari
- 331 days ago - news.yahoo.com
In a new study, envy reared its ugly head if capuchins, primates like us, landed slices of cucumber while their cage mates received tasty grapes--considered more desirable. She-Devil, a 3 week-old Capucin monkey, rests on the shoulder of her mother Impie
Monkeys Reveal Brain Is Hard-Wired for Counting
Science & Tech  (tags: monkeys, counting, brain, cells, numbers, research )

Eduardo
- 345 days ago - newscientist.com
new research supports the idea that not only can monkeys understand written numbers, but that individual brain cells may become dedicated to specific numbers.
Monkeys Use 'Baby Talk' to Interact With Infants
Science & Tech  (tags: research, study, science, animals, babies, monkeys, baby talk, bonding, Infant behavior, interesting )

J.
- 413 days ago - newswise.com
University of Chicago -- Female rhesus monkeys use special vocalizations while interacting with infants, the way human adults use motherese, or "baby talk," to engage babies' attention.
   

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