The world's first diagnostic test for canine pneumovirus, a unique culprit in "kennel cough"—canine respiratory illness common in shelters and kennels—is now available at Cornell's Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC).
Other
Mar 28, 2013
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In Germany in the 1940s, a variety of projects was launched to develop technical applications for the nuclear fission of uranium. Historical uranium samples from Germany have now undergone forensic investigation by an international ...
Materials Science
Sep 16, 2015
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An artificial base that enhances the protein-binding affinity and selectivity of DNA expands the DNA machinery.DNA aptamers are expected to play an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of various cancers and other ...
Biochemistry
Jul 19, 2013
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A team of virologists at Aix–Marseille University, has found evidence that suggests the giant virus Pandoravirus neocaledonia evolved from smaller and simpler viruses. In their study, published in the journal Nature Communications, ...
In April 2009, the world took notice as reports surfaced of a virus in Mexico that had mutated from pigs and was being passed from human to human. The H1N1 "swine flu," as the virus was named, circulated worldwide, killing ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 11, 2012
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(Phys.org)—The traditional genome sequencing process requires thousands of cells (or more) to provide sufficient DNA, and this means that variations that are only present in a small number of cells―such as early cancer ...
While modern-day humans use the most advanced engineering to build nuclear reactors, Nature sometimes makes them by accident.
Space Exploration
Dec 5, 2011
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Millions of people have been tested for the novel coronavirus, most using a kit that relies on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). This sensitive method amplifies SARS-CoV-2 RNA from patient swabs so that tiny amounts of ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 15, 2020
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A growing network of lakes on the Greenland ice sheet has been found to drain in a chain reaction that speeds up the flow of the ice sheet, threatening its stability.
Earth Sciences
Mar 14, 2018
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A team of researchers from the University of Notre Dame have demonstrated a novel DNA detection method that could prove suitable for many real-world applications.
Biotechnology
Dec 16, 2011
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