European-wide study to examine the prevalence of heart disease in apes
Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 02:01
in Biology & Nature
Wild gorillas and chimpanzees are on the brink of extinction threatened primarily by habitat loss and poaching. At the same time, they are among our closest relatives in the animal kingdom and researchers are exploring whether great apes are also susceptible to heart disease, the most common cause of death in humans?