Red-Shanked Douc (IMAGE) University of Minnesota Caption To better understand how changes in diet, lifestyle, and exposure to modern medicine affect primates' guts, a team of researchers used DNA sequencing to study the gut microbes of multiple non-human primates species, including the highly endangered red-shanked douc. Credit College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota Usage Restrictions With credit to College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.