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• Stem Cell Research To Benefit Horse Owners And Trainers
  Sun, 26 October 2008
  In a potential breakthrough for the performance horse industry (such as racing and polo), Melbourne scientists are aiming to harness stem cells to repair tendon, ligament, cartilage and bone damage in horses. Dr Paul Verma, from the Monash Institute of Medical Research, is working with US company, ViaGen Inc, to develop e ...
• Rabid Raccoon Found In Northwest, District Of Columbia
  Sat, 25 October 2008
  The District of Columbia, Department of Health (DOH) is seeking the public's assistance in locating an individual who was reported to have been holding a rabid raccoon on or around October 12, 2008. The person is described as a Latino male teenager, with a gold outlined front tooth. The injured raccoon was found in the 700 b ...
• Tiny Juvenile Heterodontosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Sheds Light On Evolution Of Plant Eaters
  Sat, 25 October 2008
  One of the smallest dinosaur skulls ever discovered has been identified and described by a team of scientists from London, Cambridge and Chicago. The skull would have been only 45 millimeters (less than two inches) in length. It belonged to a very young Heterodontosaurus, an early dinosaur. This juvenile weighed about 200 gr ...
• New Web Site Devoted To Canine Heart Disease - A Leading Cause Of Death In Dogs
  Fri, 24 October 2008
  Heart disease is a principle cause of death in dogs, affecting more than 10 percent of all dogs and more than 60 percent of aged dogs. A new Web site devoted to this issue - http://www.yourdogsheart.com - is designed to educate pet owners about how to protect and care for their dogs' hearts.
• Information Session For Owners Of Backyard Poultry Flocks
  Fri, 24 October 2008
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador invite owners of small or backyard poultry flocks to attend a free information session on how to help prevent and detect poultry diseases, such as avian influenza. Area bird owners and the general public are welcome to attend the sessi ...
• Acupuncture Used For Animal Ailments
  Fri, 24 October 2008
  Needles are often equated with pain and discomfort; however, for a horse named Gypsy the tiny sharp objects brought about much needed relief as Dr. Mark Crisman, a professor in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, administered acup ...
• TR BioSurgical Completes Comparative Orthopedic Study In Dogs With Ligament Injuries
  Thu, 23 October 2008
  TR BioSurgical, LLC, announced the completion of a study in dogs undergoing surgery for cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) repair, a market estimated to exceed 1 billion in annual dog owner spending in the United States. The study compared the use of
• Paleogenomics Of Pterosaurs And The Evolution Of Small Genome Size In Flying Vertebrates
  Thu, 23 October 2008
  Paleogenomics Of Pterosaurs And The Evolution Of Small Genome Size In Flying Vertebrates The two living groups of flying vertebrates, birds and bats, have constricted genome sizes compared with their close relatives. But nothing is known about the genomic characteristics of pterosaurs, which took to the air over 70-mi ...
• Reversed Optimality And Predictive Ecology: Burrowing Depth Forecasts Population Change ...
  Thu, 23 October 2008
  Burrowing bivalves of the North Atlantic intertidal, Macoma balthica, predict their own future. Assessments of their depth of living at over 2000 mudflat stations visited repeatedly over 11 successive years, demonstrated that in years after Macoma burrowed deeply in late summer, their population had grown.
• New CU-Boulder Study Shows Diversity Decreases Chances Of Parasitic Disease
  Thu, 23 October 2008
  A new University of Colorado at Boulder study showing that American toads who pal around with gray tree frogs reduce their chances of parasitic infections known to cause limb malformations has strong implications for the benefits of biodiversity on emerging wildlife diseases.