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Drunk Lab Technician Conducts Pantsless Party Experiment With Monkeys

Mike Adams — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:00:14 +0000

There is rarely anything good that can come from a long night of mad science mixed with a half-naked booze hound, a couple of drunken monkeys and a late shift as a lab technician. Eh, maybe we’re just jealous. That is what authorities say happened in Augusta, Georgia, where a 32-year-old lab technician from the [...]

Can Experimental Drug That Helped Monkeys Lose Weight Work on Humans? — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:00:03 +0000

Researchers have used an experimental drug to help obese monkeys lose weight — and it could work for humans too.

The medication, Adipotide, works by finding and sticking to proteins on the surface of blood vessels that feed white fat cells, and then releasing a synthetic molecule that kills those cells.