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Research gene turtle to treat cardiovascular disease
Scientists have deciphered the genome of the colorful tortoise named
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Bats may be holding 'keys' to live long
For centuries, bats have been vilified no more than a pathogen, sucking the blood of the night.
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Extroverted personality helps long gorillas
Gorillas have an extrovert personality that lasts 10 years longer than others.
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Decoding genes for breeding pigs for medicine and livestock
Scientists have deciphered the genome of breeding pigs. This success has promoted the meat production industry and tested human medicines.
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The way the primates' brains look
The primates' brains see the world through triangular grids, according to a new study published online October 28 in the journal Nature.
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Sparrows recognize the pathogen
Healthy home sparrows tend to avoid contact with sick home sparrow, raising hopes to monitor the spread of diseases affecting humans such as bird flu, according to AFP.
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Viagra can save tigers from extinction?
Nature conservationists hope that Western advances can convince some people to stop using parts of rare animals to treat serious diseases.
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Monkeys are more susceptible to disease when near people
Chimpanzees who live near people often have to find ways to find their own cigarettes to cure their illnesses. These are the medicinal plants used to treat diseases caus…
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Some Asian frog species may become extinct before being discovered
Frogs and other amphibians are being wiped out with a dizzying speed in Asia. Therefore, some species may become extinct before being discovered - Scientists warned at t…
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Find the culprit leading to mad snake disease
According to experts, the disease is called
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Immune rabies virus thanks to vampire bat
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the Amazon vampire bat could resist rabies virus that kills more than 55,000 people worldw…
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The discovery of genetic markers may help to eliminate the blue ear pig virus
Blue ear disease in pigs (reproductive and respiratory disorders syndrome) caused by PRRS virus. The virus damages the US pork industry by more than $ 600 million a year…
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Bats threaten a city in Australia
Hundreds of thousands of bats suddenly appeared in a city in northern Australia, causing officials to fear the risk of outbreaks.
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Strange syndrome causes bats to die in mass
At least 5.7 million bats across the 16 states of the United States and Canada have died from a strange disease called White-nose syndrome (White-nose syndrome).
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Why is the python heart twice its size?
High levels of fatty acids, or lipids, in the blood of reptiles make their hearts and other organs nearly double after fracturing durable bonds, experiments show.