Starving orangutans might help to better understand obesity and eating disorders in humans

Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 23:30 in Biology & Nature

New research examining how endangered Indonesian orangutans – considered a close relative to humans -- survive during times of extreme food scarcity might help scientists better understand eating disorders and obesity in humans.

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