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Study tests whether macaques avoid food contaminated by filth
Original: Will a macaque eat a grape sitting on a pile of poo? A study on germophobia
Researchers put macaques to a blunt test: would the monkeys eat a grape placed on a pile of dung? The experiment examined how far primates go to avoid germs, offering clues about the evolutionary roots of disgust. Coverage and discussion are focused on what the results suggest about hygiene instincts humans share with other primates.
Why now: A new NPR-covered study on primate germ avoidance is circulating and sparking curiosity about the biology of disgust.
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