Veterinarians adapt human tests for monkeys
Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 10:49
in Biology & Nature
A medical test developed to detect an overload of iron in humans has recently been adapted to screen for the condition in some distant relatives: diminutive monkeys from South America, according to veterinarians at the Wildlife Conservation Society.
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