For various reasons, wild pollinators are in decline across many parts of the world. To combat this, managed honey bees and bumblebees are frequently shipped in to provide valuable pollination services to crops. But does ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 5, 2015
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A new study led by University of Kentucky researchers shows a new way to precisely detect a single chemical at extremely low concentrations and high contamination.
Bio & Medicine
May 22, 2012
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A case of "mad cow disease" has been discovered in northwestern Spain, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday.
Ecology
Nov 27, 2017
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A compact, self-contained, automated system for surveillance and screening of potential pandemic strains of influenza and other deadly infectious diseases is a step closer to reality, thanks to an agreement between Los Alamos ...
Other
Jan 31, 2011
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A team of scientists from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the University of Florida's Indian River Research and Education Center (IRREC) have turned an ornamental plant into a tool for combating a bacterial disease ...
Ecology
Apr 26, 2010
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The Wildlife Conservation Society and other organizations released a new study recommending a disease screening program for farm-raised caiman in ranching facilities in Argentina to ensure the safety of people and wildlife ...
Ecology
May 12, 2011
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Scientists at McMaster University have discovered several new biomarkers from a single drop of blood that could allow earlier and more definitive detection of cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease which strikes both children ...
Biochemistry
Dec 20, 2018
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Defects in tRNA biogenesis influence gene expression and are associated with many types of human diseases, such as cancer and neurological diseases. In his thesis, Fu Xu contributes to new knowledge about the factors that ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 16, 2020
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With 9 million new cases and 2 million deaths annually, Tuberculosis is the second most prevalent and deadliest infectious disease worldwide. As an airborne disease, it spreads easily and is very contagious. Quick detection ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 3, 2014
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Since the human response to infection is highly complex, research to understand how people fight infection is facilitated by studying how similar processes occur in simpler organisms. Zebrafish are becoming an important model ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 24, 2009
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