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Community-Based Approach Best Bet To Control Free-Roaming Cats, Survey Suggests
April 15, 2008 A survey gauging Ohioans' attitudes about free-roaming cats suggests that no single statewide measure would be sufficient in managing cat overpopulation because public opinion about outdoor cats ... > full story -
Systems Biology Approach Identifies Nutrient Regulation Of Biological Clock In Plants
March 14, 2008 Using a systems biological analysis of genome-scale data from the model plant Arabidopsis, researchers have identified that the master gene controlling the biological clock is sensitive to nutrient ... > full story -
Non-Human Primates Convey Meaning Through Call Combinations
March 10, 2008 Researchers have made what they say is the first experimental demonstration that a primate other than humans conveys meaning by combining distinct alarm calls in particular ways. They provide ... > full story -
Newly Developed Anti-Malarial Medicine Treats Toxoplasmosis
March 4, 2008 A new drug, soon to enter clinical trials for malaria treatment, also appears to be 10 times more effective than the key medicine used to toxoplasmosis, which infects nearly one-third of all humans. ... > full story -
Increased Allergen Levels In Homes Linked To Asthma
February 29, 2008 Results from a new national survey demonstrate that elevated allergen levels in the home are associated with asthma symptoms in allergic individuals. The study suggests that asthmatics that have ... > full story -
Oral Contraceptives Could Work For Dogs, Cats, Pigs, Maybe Even Deer And Coyotes
February 19, 2008 If you're a land owner and animals such as coyotes or wild pigs are driving you hog wild, help may soon be on the way to control their numbers in a humane way -- in the form of a birth control pill ... > full story -
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Parasite Biology Clarified With New Model
February 15, 2008 Researchers have genetically dissected the way Apicomplexa divides and multiplies within its host cell. This approach should be broadly applicable, allowing unbiased genetic analysis of any part of ... > full story -
'Genetic Corridors' Are Next Step To Saving Tigers
February 13, 2008 The Wildlife Conservation Society and the Panthera Foundation announced plans to establish a 5,000 mile-long "genetic corridor" from Bhutan to Burma that would allow tiger populations to roam freely ... > full story -
Body Part By Body Part, Sumatran Tigers Are Being Sold Into Extinction
February 13, 2008 Laws protecting the critically endangered Sumatran tiger have failed to prevent tiger body parts being openly sold in Indonesia, according to a new TRAFFIC report launched. Tiger body parts, ... > full story -
Biologists Race To Clear A Path To Survival For Northwestern Cougars
February 12, 2008 When voters in Washington state banned hound hunting with an eye to protecting cougars, they unwittingly triggered a chain of events that wildlife biologists are still trying to understand. Cougars ... > full story
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