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• Injections Providing Protection Against AIDS in Monkeys, Studies Find
  Researchers are reporting that injections of long-lasting AIDS drugs protected monkeys for weeks against infection, a finding that could lead to a major breakthrough in preventing the disease in humans.Two studies by different laboratory groups each found 100 percent protection in monkeys that got monthly injections of antiretroviral drugs, and there was evi […]
• Brain Implant Lets One Monkey Control Another
  A monkey controlling the hand of its unconscious cage-mate with its thoughts may sound like animal voodoo, but it is a step towards returning movement to people with spinal cord injuries.The hope is that people who are paralysed could have electrodes implanted in their brains that pick up their intended movements. These electrical signals could then be sent […]
• Florida Hunts For Mischievous Monkey After Series Of Mysterious Car Break-Ins
  Just when you thought it was safe to walk through the woods around Tampa Bay area without fear of being pelted by poop winged by a treed monkey, sightings of a rhesus macaque in the Apollo Beach area have popped up over the past few weeks.Blurry yeti-esque cellphone photos of the creature have been making their way onto social media sites, and state wildlife […]