Dog owners may need to learn to appreciate their best friend's urine. Scientists at Osaka Metropolitan University have devised an efficient, non-invasive, and pain-free method to reprogram canine stem cells from urine samples, ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 21, 2023
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Some unexpected shark strandings and subsequent surprises following autopsies have ironically taken marine biologists millions of years back in time as they look to the future with concern. Adding chapters to an evolutionary ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 7, 2023
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Gut microbes found in wild wolves may be the key to alleviating a debilitating gastrointestinal condition common to domestic dogs, according to a study led by researchers at Oregon State University—Cascades.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 3, 2023
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Researchers from the University of Helsinki and the Folkhälsan Research Center, together with their international partners, have identified the genetic background of dilated cardiomyopathy, a disease that enlarges the heart ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 20, 2023
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When Iowa State University switched from in-person to remote learning halfway through the spring semester of 2020, psychology professor Jason Chan was worried. Would unsupervised, online exams unleash rampant cheating?
Social Sciences
Jul 31, 2023
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Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses (PRRSV) cause significant damage to pig farms worldwide every year.
Veterinary medicine
Jul 26, 2023
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Dogs who slow down physically also slow down mentally, according to a new study from North Carolina State University. Measuring gait speed in senior dogs could be a simple way to monitor their health and to document decline ...
Veterinary medicine
Jun 27, 2023
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Working with tiny, nematode worms called C. elegans, a USask research team has identified a pair of genes responsible for clearing cells of the toxins which accumulate in the body and are responsible for aging. By inactivating ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 2, 2023
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Observations and mathematical models generally show climate change spreading animal diseases north, since host species tend to expand their territory to wherever the climate allows them to live.
Ecology
Apr 5, 2023
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Nobody likes needles, but they're necessary for delivering many vaccines and biologics into the body. But what if those could be puffed through the skin instead, with just a little pressure, like being hit in the arm with ...
Materials Science
Mar 27, 2023
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