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Genome study of Capuchin monkey uncovers hints on its large brain, long life ANI | Updated: Feb 20, 2021 23:14 IST
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI): A study led by a team of scientists from the University of Calgary in Canada and the University of Liverpool in the UK sequenced the genome of a monkey >Capuchin monkey to uncover new hereditary hints about the evolution of the breed s long life expectancy and enormous minds.
Through the findings published in the American journal PNAS, Professor Joao Pedro De Magalhaes, who researches ageing at the University of Liverpool explained, Capuchins have the largest relative brain size of any monkey and can live past the age of 50, despite their small size, but their genetic underpinnings had remained unexplored until now.