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Genomic research advances orang-utan conservation

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By Jordana Lenon The Orang-utan Conservation Genetics Project, led by Graham L. Banes, associate scientist at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, is ramping up. After more than a decade of sample collection and study, Banes and his team have published their standardized method for analyzing orang-utan genomes. Their work is described in a recent publication …

Pioneering Orang-utan genetics project comes to WNPRC

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By Jessica Knackert, WNPRC editorial intern A male Bornean orang-utan in Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. (Photo by Graham L. Banes) Research at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC) has brought about major accomplishments in biomedical research, whether it be through advancements in various treatments and therapies, discovering the origins of numerous …