[unable to retrieve full-text content]When given the choice, honey bee foragers prefer to collect sugar syrup laced with the fungicide chlorothalonil over sugar syrup alone, researchers report....
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DNA evidence used to protect the rhinoceros from extinction
[unable to retrieve full-text content]A new study shows that genetic database now being used in the fight against poaching the rhinoceros....
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How bacteria turbocharged their motors
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Using detailed 3-D images, researchers have shown how bacteria have evolved molecular motors of different powers to optimize their swimming....
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#Puglife aspirations prompting public to choose unhealthy breeds, say vets
05 January 2018
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Cute dog? 56% of the brachy dogs vets see need treatment for breathing difficulties, eye ulcers and other serious health or welfare problems
Vets fear that the number of dogs needing invasive surgery to correct painful breed-related deformities will continue to soar as their clients choose to copy big brands and image-obsessed celebrities in...
Tick exosomes may aid transmission of viruses to vertebrates
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Scientists have shown for the first time that exosomes from tick cells can aid transmission of viral proteins and genetic material from arthropod to vertebrate host cells, according to new research....
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Aversion to holes driven by disgust, not fear, study finds
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Clusters of holes may be evolutionarily indicative of contamination and disease -- visual cues for rotten or moldy food or skin marred by an infection....
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