Future Vaccines Depend on Test Subjects in Short Supply: Monkeys
Mark Lewis was desperate to find monkeys. Millions of human lives, all over the world, were at stake.Mr. Lewis, the chief executive of Bioqual, was...
Tiny Blobs of Brain Cells Could Reveal How Your Mind Differs from a Neanderthal’s
In recent years, scientists have figured out how to grow blobs of hundreds of thousands of live human neurons that look — and act —...
Lethal Chimp Disease Is Linked to Newly Identified Bacteria
Chimpanzees had been dying mysteriously at the Tacugama sanctuary in Sierra Leone for a decade or so by 2016 when Tony Goldberg set to work...
Florida ‘Monkey Whisperer’ Is Charged With Illegal Animal Sales
Capuchin monkeys are small, boisterous and smelly. They “soak their hands and feet in urine to leave a scent,” according to the World Wildlife Federation....
Could a Blood Test Show if a Covid-19 Vaccine Works?
A new study in monkeys suggests that a blood test could predict the effectiveness of a Covid-19 vaccine — and perhaps speed up the clinical trials...