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• Human Genome sees FDA delay with anthrax treatment  (Associated Press; November 16, 2009)
• Monkeys Bulk Up as Gene Builds Size of Thigh Muscles  (Bloomberg; November 11, 2009)
• Treatment To Improve Degenerating Muscle Gains Strength  (ScienceDaily; November 11, 2009)
• Amorfix detects vCJD prions in blood from non-human primates  (CNW Telbec; October 27, 2009)
• Chembio Diagnostics to Provide Tuberculosis Testing Kits to Orangutan Rehabilitation Centers in Borneo and Sumatra  (EarthTimes; October 16, 2009)
• The story of the development of noninvasive heart care  (EurekAlert; September 14, 2009)
• Tulane National Primate Research Center to Participate in Development of Treatment for Smallpox  (Media Newswire; September 1, 2009)
• Primate veterinarians promote animal welfare, biomedical research  (JAVMA News; August 15, 2009)
• MDRNA Begins Primate Studies in Liver Cancer Program, Adds Bladder Cancer to Pipeline  (GenomeWeb; August 3, 2009)
• Post-transplant Combo Can Replace Toxic Immune-suppressing Drugs In Monkeys  (ScienceDaily; July 31, 2009)
• Cytheris Announces Publication of IL-7 Primate Study Showing Rapid and Massive T Cell Homing to the Gut  (EarthTimes; May 12, 2009)
• UC Davis launches 'One Health' care for wild mountain gorillas and human neighbors  (EurekAlert; April 23, 2009)
• After seizure, gorilla receives MRI scan free of charge  (Mongabay; March 26, 2009)
• Common ingredient offers AIDS protection  (Reuters; March 4, 2009)
• Drugs Are Found to Block HIV In Monkeys  (Washington Post; February 10, 2009)
• Stay healthy or go blind, warns expert  (ScienceAlert; February 10, 2009)
• How human medicine saved Emma the chimp  (The Scotsman; December 29, 2008)
• InNexus Biotechnology Completes Preclinical Study Confirming in Vivo Effectiveness and Safety of Lead Candidate DXL625, Schedules Meeting With FDA  (PR NewsWire; January 13, 2009)
• Doctors perform hysterectomy on gorilla  (Raleigh News and Observer; September 12, 2008)
• Veterinarians Adapt Human Tests For Monkeys  (ScienceDaily; August 7, 2008)
• Anti-AIDS gel might help men too, study finds  (Reuters; August 4, 2008)
• Surgeon Operates To Rescue Chimp With Rare Deformity  (ScienceDaily; May 19, 2008)
• Drug protects mice, monkeys from radiation damage  (Reuters; April 10, 2008)
• Science: monkeys were the first doctors  (Telegraph; April 1, 2008)
• Hepatitis C is first target for new therapy  (New Scientist; March 26, 2008)