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Mouse shows potential as an animal model of decision-making

Society for Neuroscience. "Mouse shows potential as an animal model of decision-making." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 15 October 2018. .

Society for Neuroscience. (2018, October 15). Mouse shows potential as an animal model of decision-making. ScienceDaily. Retrieved October 15, 2018 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181015132942.htm

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Virus-resistant pigs to vastly improve global animal health

Researchers at the University of Missouri have successfully produced a litter of pigs that are genetically resistant to a deadly porcine virus.

Coronaviruses, highly contagious and widespread viruses known for their distinctive microscopic halos, are responsible for a variety of deadly intestinal diseases in livestock. One such virus, Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus (TGEV), commonly infects the intestines...

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Scientists chase mystery of how dogs process words

When some dogs hear their owners say "squirrel," they perk up, become agitated. They may even run to a window and look out of it. But what does the word mean to the dog? Does it mean, "Pay attention, something is happening?" Or does the dog actually picture a small, bushy-tailed rodent in its mind?

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Potential benefits of wildlife-livestock coexistence in East Africa

A study of 3,588 square kilometers of privately owned land in central Kenya offers evidence that humans and their livestock can, in the right circumstances, share territory with zebras, giraffes, elephants and other wild mammals -- to the benefit of all.

The study, reported in the journal Nature Sustainability, focused on Laikipia County in central Kenya.

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Human and cattle decoys trap malaria mosquitoes outdoors

Host decoy traps which mimic humans or cattle by combining odour, heat and a conspicuous visual stimulus could be effective at measuring and controlling outdoor-biting mosquitoes in malaria endemic regions, according to a study published in the open access journal Parasites & Vectors.

While indoor-biting mosquitoes, which are important vectors for malaria, are being controlled through...

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Did mosasaurs hunt like killer whales?

Did prehistoric sea creatures called mosasaurs subdue prey by ramming them with their bony snouts like killer whales do today?

It's a theory that University of Cincinnati biology professor Takuya Konishi proposed after taking a closer look at a newborn fossil specimen for his latest research study. Konishi will present his findings at October's Society of...

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