Potent antibody curbs Nipah and Hendra virus attack
A monoclonal antibody prevents the virus from fusing with cell membranes to gain entryCredit: Veesler Lab/UW Medicine A new monoclonal ...
Tag: Zoology/Veterinary Science
For this ocean dweller, ability to respond to warming waters is about location
Credit: Matthew Sasaki It's common knowledge that, through the process of natural selection, organisms adapt to their environments. But what ...
Dog rabies vaccination programs affect human exposure, prophylaxis use
Credit: Javier Cabello Stom (CC BY 4.0) The World Health Organization has made it a goal to eliminate human rabies ...
Living coral cover will slow future reef dissolution
In situ experiment on Great Barrier Reef tests future ocean acidification scenarioCredit: David Kline A team led by David Kline, ...
Basking sharks exhibit different diving behavior depending on the season
Credit: Phil Doherty Tracking the world's second-largest shark species has revealed that it moves to different depths depending on the ...
Tasmanian devil research could help tackle immunotherapy resistance
Credit: Marian Burr A cluster of interacting proteins that are active in both human cancers and Tasmanian devil facial tumours, ...
Spider silk: A malleable protein provides reinforcement
Credit: Pixaby.com / Collage: Hannes Neuweiler Why are the lightweight silk threads of web spiders tougher than most other materials? ...
A mouse or an elephant: what species fights infection more effectively?
Hamilton College researcher reveals body size shapes mammal immune defensesCredit: Cynthia J. Downs What species is better at fighting an ...
T. rex used a stiff skull to eat its prey
MU scientists created one of the first 3D models showing how ligaments and joints in the skull of a Tyrannosaurus ...
Conservation and business researchers partner to disrupt wildlife trafficking
Credit: Photo by Francesco Ungaro from Pexels EAST LANSING, Mich. - Faculty from Michigan State University will join forces and ...
Bats use private and social information as they hunt
Credit: Merlin Tuttle In the arms race between predators and prey, each evolves more and more sophisticated ways of catching ...
Bird droppings defy expectations
Credit: Andrew Magill For every question about bird poop, uric acid appears to be the answer. Why are bird droppings ...
Traditional fisherfolk help uncover ancient fish preservation methods
Credit: Richard Cooke Fish has been a predominant and high-quality protein and oil source in the human diet since ancient ...
What wolves’ teeth reveal about their lives
UCLA biologist links an increase in fractured teeth to a dwindling supply of preyCredit: Christelle Snow/UCLA UCLA evolutionary biologist Blaire ...
For baboons, a mother’s history of hardship can have lasting effects on her kids too
Baboons reveal how childhood wounds borne by one generation can take a toll on the nextCredit: Chelsea Weibel, University of ...
West Nile virus in the New World: Reflections on 20 years in pursuit of an elusive foe
Array of experts on mosquito-borne disease weigh lessons learned and progress made in the Journal of Medical EntomologyCredit: Ary Farajollahi, ...
For World Rhino Day, UMass Amherst and Australia’s Perth Zoo team create 3D rhino model
Scientists, artists, educators, museums, non-profits worldwide use true-to-life modelsCredit: UMass Amherst/Perth Zoo AMHERST, Mass. - The Digital Life team at ...
Lab develops novel approach to study sound recognition in acoustically orienting animals
The St. Olaf College team's findings on song recognition in the fly Ormia ochracea are part of special on 'How ...
Wild animals’ immune systems decline with age, sheep study finds
Credit: Martin Stoffel It is well established that weakened immune systems in old age affect people's health and fitness, but ...
New research shows that European hedgehogs in Denmark carry a secret
Credit: Sophie Lund Rasmussen Most people consider the hedgehog a welcome guest in the garden. But a newly published study ...
