The first genetically modified primate made its debut today in the pages of the journal Science. The rhesus monkey, born on October 2 with foreign DNA inserted into its genome, points the way toward ...

Scientists based in China have created a monkey chimera with two sets of DNA, experimental work they say could ultimately benefit medical research and the conservation of endangered species. The ...

The last monkey appeared to have a normal phenotype. The two monkeys that survived past the first day displayed Huntington-like symptoms such as motor impairment and chorea. The next step will be to ...

The Chinese CDC said a Beijing-based researcher, 53, became ill after dissecting two monkeys while studying non-human primate breeding.

The disease gets its name from its discovery in monkeys in 1958, but humans are usually thought to get monkeypox from African rodents.

A bacterial disease transmitted by rats and other animals killed a monkey and infected a cheetah at the National Zoo, a spokeswoman for the animal park said. The black-and-white colobus monkey died ...

The disease formerly known as monkeypox has a new name: "mpox." It's not much of a depature, but it's less stigmatizing, according to advocates who have been calling for a change of name. The disease ...