How have DNA and other technologies improved Jane Goodall's and other primate research? New technologies and advances in field research have allowed biologists and primatologists to analyze the information. more efficiently and effectively. Through non-invasive collection of fecal samples, researchers are able to extract and analyze DNA to help determine individual attributes as well as population dynamics. In addition to DNA, fecal samples also contain hormones and parasites that help determine the overall health of the depositor (Newton-Fisher NE, 2010). Other technologies include the use of geographic information systems which allow the range of chimpanzees to be mapped and satellite imagery is used to visualize deforestation of selected areas (Goodall, 2002). Has Jane Goodall's research found evidence of tool making by chimpanzees? Are humans the only species capable of making this tool? How do you relate this to human culture? Humans aren't the only species capable of making tools. Early in her research, Jane Goodall observed an older male chimpanzee she named David Greybeard. Through her observation of David, she witnessed two forms of tool use. The first was the use of grass as a tool to extract termites from their mounds. The second was the making of a tool by removing leaves from a twig, modifying it for the same purpose. When Louis Leakey heard this, he wrote to him: “Now we must redefine the tool, redefine the man, or exclude chimpanzees as humans” (Goodall, 2002). In this regard, there is a definite correlation between man and chimpanzees. Human culture involves behaviors learned through observation, imitation and practice, using tools with chimpanzees shows the same ability to learn...... middle of paper ...... Urnal of Physical Anthropology, 417-428. Suddenforf, T. (2009). The evolution of visual self-recognition in primates: Evidence for its absence in small apes. Proceedings: Biological sciences, 1671-1677. Accessed May 2, 2014, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/30244994?ref=search-gateway:81407c811d684607878e4295bbbf261a>Works Cited David Chelazzi, Piero Baglioni. Nanosciences for the conservation of works of art. London: RSC Publishing, 2013. Print. Lovgren, Stefan. Can art make nanotechnology easier to understand? December 23, 2003. The web. May 3, 2014. .Smithsonian. This 1,600-year-old goblet display shows that the Romans were pioneers of nanotechnology. and Web. May 2, 2014. Wang, Zhong L. What is nanotechnology. and Web. May 2 2014. .