chimpanzee

Chimp Attack Victim Shows Face On Oprah

Michael Santo — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:43:12 -0600

Charla Nash, a Connecticut woman who was attacked by her friend's 200-pound chimpanzee early this year, appeared on Oprah today. Her face is heavily disfigured and she said she is blind and has to eat through a straw via a small hole where her mouth used to be, but she has no anger, she said.

Terrifying Chimp Attack 911 Tape Released by Police

Michael Santo — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:06:58 -0600

Stamford, CT police have released the 911 call made Monday when a large pet chimpanzee, Travis the chimp, went on a rampage. On the tape, you can hear the chimp’s owner, Sandra Herold, plead for help as her pet attacks her friend. You can also hear the chimp in the background. Here is the original story.

Woman Hospitalized After Attack by Celeb Chimp

Michael Santo — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:24:20 -0600

In Stamford, CT, Charla Nash, 55, was injured seriously when attacked by the 200-pound pet chimpanzee of her friend, Sandra Herold, 70. In fact, Travis the chimp was more than a pet; he had been used in commercials and appeared on TV, yet he attacked without warning.

Marks of differences between human and chimp genomes

harminka — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:55:42 -0600

Researchers have carried out the largest study of differences between human and chimpanzee genomes, identifying regions that have been duplicated or lost during evolution of the two lineages. The study, published in Genome Research, is the first to compare many human and chimpanzee genomes in the same fashion.

Chimp and human communication trace to same brain region

harminka — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:03:15 -0600

An area of the brain involved in the planning and production of spoken and signed language in humans plays a similar role in chimpanzee communication, researchers report online on February 28th in the journal Current Biology, a publication of Cell Press.

Third primate genome to illuminate what makes us human

harminka — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:23:14 -0500

Researchers have sequenced the genome of the relatively ancient rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), providing perspective into how humans are genetically different from our primate relatives. In addition to benefiting human health research in areas as diverse as HIV and aging, the genome enhances understanding of primate evolution.