Primate ancestor
A 47-million-year-old primate fossil could be the common ancestor of monkeys and apes, including humans. The find may suggest that we evolved not from precursors of the tarsier, as generally thought, but from a primate group that led to today’s lemurs. The pristine skeleton was unveiled by New York mayor Michael Bloomberg on 19 May (PLoS One, ).
Health job filled
President Barack Obama has named Thomas Frieden, New York’s health commissioner, as director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Frieden is best known for spearheading a ban on smoking in public places…
