Collaborate Disseminate
Along with Schrödinger’s Cat, the Infinite Monkeys Theorem is one of the most famous thought experiments. A new study, with tongue firmly in cheek, has calculated that you might be waiting seven googol years for your Shakespeare.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Monkeys would take 7 universe lifespans to type works of Shakespeare
In what sounds a little like the opening scenes from a sci-fi horror film, a team of scientists has taken seven-day-old monkey embryo stem cells and injected them into an unrelated four-to-five-day embryo from the same species, which was then injected … Continue reading The first true chimeric monkey is born ‘glowing’ with two sets of DNA
In a breakthrough new study, scientists have created human-monkey chimera embryos for the first time. These chimeras pave the way for more accurate models of human biology and disease, which could open up a range of new medical benefits. But of course … Continue reading Human-monkey chimera embryos created in lab for first time
The brain is a difficult organ to treat – medications have a variety of side effects and surgery is dangerous and invasive. But now, researchers at the University of Utah have shown how ultrasound can be used to affect specific regions of the brain, an… Continue reading Ultrasound brain stimulation changes monkey behavior directly
Humans clearly have advanced mental abilities compared to other animals on Earth. Laurie Santos wants to know what makes us special. Continue reading What Monkeys and ‘Dognition’ Can Teach Us About the Human Brain
Scientists have been sharing data and collaborating to develop a vaccine at a breakneck pace. Continue reading Why a Zika Vaccine Will Come Much Faster Than the Ebola Vaccine Did