Archive for April, 2003
Sad Monkeys may Help Scientists Understand Sad Humans
0 Comments Published April 26th, 2003 in Monkey News, Science.A recent article from Newhouse News Service reports that a scientist named Judy Cameron is hoping to enlist the help of rhesus monkeys in order to investigate the relationship between anxiety and depression, and their genetic causes. Some forms of anxiety run, in similar ways, in both monkey and human families.
Of course, monkeys have drawbacks […]
It’s been a while since we’ve done one of these but, as fate would have it, we were contacted by the nephew of our very first honorary monkey, Jeremy hurley!
So, we are very pleased to award Mr. Aaron Capen, 14, the fine distinction of being this month’s honorary monkey. In his own words, “I […]
