Why Study Mouse Lemurs?

Like humans, mouse lemurs sometimes develop amyloid brain plaques and other Alzheimer's-like symptoms as they age. Because mouse lemurs are primates, they are a closer genetic match to humans than mice or rats are. The Duke Lemur Center's non-invasive research on these tiny primate cousins could help explain the initial stages of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. The Duke team hopes their research will help identify people at risk sooner, before they develop symptoms, or point to new ways to delay onset or slow progression of the disease. Read more at today.duke.edu....
Produced by Wil Weldon at wilweldon.com/. Mouse lemur footage by Sydney Dye, Elon University. Still photographs by David Haring, Duke Lemur Center.

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They are so. freaking. cute.
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These adorable little beings have emotional feelings along with the ability to feel pain. There are plenty of humans you can pay to experiment on instead of using an innocent animal.

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some things you dont want to do to a human even if they are willing to do it for money

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It's noted to be non-invasive research; the lemurs are not harmed, just allowed to age naturally and scanned. Also, human experimentation isn't practical unless you want to wait multiple centuries.

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So, a lot of them a condemned to suffer much psychological and physical pain.
Long life to us!

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So adorable! Very appreciative of all the work does for Lemurs.

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studying anthropology! thank you for this video very helpful and interesting!

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Poor mouse lemur

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The safety of vertebrate animals including mammals, reptiles/amphibians and fish is heavily protected and adhered to in scientific research. www.niaid.nih.gov/grants-contracts/research-vertebrate-animals

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Please grow millions, even billions, of these little things so we can use them for scientific experiments to prolong our own lives.

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You're a classic example of what is wrong with humanity.

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