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In spite of their genetic similarity to humans, chimpanzees and great apes have maximum lifespans that rarely exceed 50 years. A new study argues that humans have evolved genes that enable us to better adjust to infection, inflammation and our meat rich diets.
- Why humans outlive apes (thaindian.com)
- Genes Allow Humans Longer Life Than Apes (monkeydaynews.blogspot.com)
She's like the Ashton Kutcher of the ape world: An orangutan in the Vienna Zoo now has a Facebook fan page to showcase the photos she takes with a digital camera. The orangutan, named Nonja, uses a Samsung ST 1000 point-and-shoot that ...
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From blogsearch.google.com
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Touching my stupid thinkpad volume keys had been boosting PCM mixer setting to 100%, which usually makes the system sound terrible. Stumbled on this Karmic bug/FAQ:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/420578
sudo sed -i.bak -e ’s/volume = merg/volume = ignore/’ /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/*analog*
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From misers.org
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Without having been trained to do so, chimps in a Japanese study helped their fellow apes access elusive juice. The researchers say this adds to evidence that chimps are more similar to humans than previously thought. Video
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From news.nationalgeographic.com
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Exclusives: PETA protest causes ABC series to cancel bit -- Outsiders might consider Hollywood to be made up of a bunch of apes, but producers of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" showed they could live the sans simian life.
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From variety.com
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Wildlife campaigners have made “a deal with the devil” in a bid to save the orang-utan from being driven into extinction. They have teamed up with the palm-oil industry, widely condemned by conservationists for causing devastation to orang-utans. Related StoriesBookmakers held up by gunmenBelfast to Dublin rail line is back on trackPriest faces extradition over rape chargesUlster Museum snaps up Edward Carson uniform for £43kAlert over fake...
From belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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- Altruism & the apes (scienceblogs.com)
Cinema Retro has been advised that Pinewood Studios has postponed the planned screening of the original Planet of the Apes at the fabled studio that was to have taken place on November 14. If and when the event is re-scheduled, we'll post the details.
From cinemaretro.com
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- "Planet Of The Apes" To Be Screened At Pinewood Studios November 14 (cinemaretro.com)
