primate

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More than two decades ago, Dudley proposed that humans' interest in alcohol has deep roots in primate evolution and stems from ancient foraging habits.

From Science Daily

Hitherto, no specimen of anthropoid primates had been discovered in America.”

From Scientific American

When the researchers repeated the experiment in rhesus macaques — a highly social primate species, like humans — the findings persisted.

From Salon

In one test, $1.6 million was sent to Thailand, where a lab ended up giving accidental doses of quinine to primate test subjects, killing three of them.

From Washington Times

“There are a lot of things that work well in mice or smaller mammals that don’t end up working as well in nonhuman primates or humans,” he adds.

From Scientific American