Grey mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus) held in a researcher's hand. This species of lemur is being used as a primate model for human brain ageing. Appr

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Grey mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus) held in a researcher's hand. This species of lemur is being used as a primate model for human brain ageing. Approximately 20 per cent of elderly mouse lemurs show neurological and behavioural symptoms that are very similar to those of humans with Alzheimer's disease.

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