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The Evil Monkey has a Ph.D. in Neuroscience and is currently enjoying a bit of time off while waiting to hear about a new position. Come join this wayward neuroscientist as he struggles to find a career and get his life back in order. He is still not sure why he wrote this paragraph in the third person.

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Primatology:

Convergent evolution of a gene that blocks HIV in monkeys

Here we have yet another example of evolution cobbling together new proteins from existing structures. And what do you know, it kinda matters: The TRIM5-CypA gene found in Asian macaques is a hybrid of two existing proteins, TRIM5 and CypA....

Posted on February 29, 2008 11:10 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Viva la Evolucion!!!

My simian brethren are taking over: "Wildlife officials are trying to find them. As police we're not experts in dealing with monkeys. We can deal with mad bulls but monkeys are more difficult," he said. Along with an estimated 35,000...

Posted on November 13, 2007 12:34 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Like primates? Tough. Kiss 'em goodbye.

It's not a good millenium to be a monkey. GENEVA (AFP) - Nearly a third of all non-human primates could be wiped out, threatened by illegal wildlife trade, climate change and destruction of their habitat, a new report warned on...

Posted on October 26, 2007 1:30 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Thank you, George Allen

As every Evil Monkey knows, you've bestowed upon a student from UVA a great honor. S.R. Sidarth, a senior at the University of Virginia, had been trailing Allen with a video camera to document his travels and speeches for the...

Posted on August 14, 2006 4:50 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Anniversary Trip, or How Not to Treat a Monkey

Mrs. Evil Monkey and I went to visit Fallingwater for our 8th anniversary, and got some interesting surprises along the way. Lots of photos involved....

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Posted on June 28, 2006 1:31 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Of Sweet Potatoes, Social Cognition, and Spiritual Hullabaloo

I did my Ph.D. using monkeys as a model system, and as such I have quite an affinity for the little buggers. They may not be cute, they may not smell good, and they're definitely not cuddly, but they're completely...

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Posted on June 24, 2006 10:46 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks