Posts Tagged ‘chimps’

Chimpanzees do develop AIDS, study debunks previous thought

Friday, July 24, 2009 10:37 By GSerrano

It was generally thought that apes acquire the infection but do not have the syndrome. A new study reveals that simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) bears the same results as when the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) develops into full-blown AIDS.
A study published in the latest edition of the journal nature dismantles the theory that African primates [...]

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No More Apes in Ads?

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 6:52 By Madhuri Katti

PETA has finally convinced Ad council to make a pledge against use of apes and gorillas in advertisements.  Yes, we owe it to our endangered and abused ancestors!
Good news for aspiring models/actors too.  Chimps were actually stealing the show and job assignments. There was this famous chimp playing drums in a Cadbury ad. There was another [...]

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