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Scientists are studying monkeys to better understand human diseases. In a first, researchers in China have innovated new techniques that allow them to capture a monkey's brain in full dimension. Given the close genetic similarities between primates and humans, researchers are using scanners to understand neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's. | The China Current

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