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300 Pets May Have Died From Contaminated Pet Food Due To Lethal Combination Of Contaminants
December 3, 2007 — A survey, commissioned by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians has found that more than 300 dogs and cats may have died earlier this year as a result of eating ... > full story -
Dogs Can Classify Complex Photos In Categories Like Humans Do
November 28, 2007 — Like us, our canine friends are able to form abstract concepts. Scientists have shown for the first time that dogs can classify complex color photographs and place them into categories in the same ... > full story -
Similarities In Dog And Human Breast Cancer Pre-Malignant Lesions Found
November 15, 2007 — Pre-malignant mammary lesions in dogs and humans display many of the same characteristics, a discovery that could lead to better understanding of breast cancer progression and prevention for people ... > full story -
At The Root Of Nutrient Limitation, Ecosystems Are Not As Different As They Seem
November 9, 2007 — Anyone who has thrown a backyard barbecue knows that hot dogs are inexplicably packaged in different numbers than buns -- eight hot dogs per pack versus 10 hot dog buns. Put in ecological terms, this ... > full story -
How Well Do Dogs See At Night?
November 8, 2007 — Dogs see a lot better than humans do at night. Dogs have many adaptations for low-light vision. A larger pupil lets in more light. The center of the retina has more of the light-sensitive cells ... > full story -
Genetics Of Coat Color In Dogs May Help Explain Human Stress And Weight
October 30, 2007 — A discovery about the genetics of coat color in dogs could help explain why humans come in different weights and vary in our abilities to cope with stress. The protein that determines coat color in ... > full story -
How Canine Distemper Virus Jumps Across Species
October 25, 2007 — Researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding a virus which poses one of the greatest global disease threats to wild carnivores including lions, African wild dogs and several types of seal. ... > full story -
St. Bernard Study Shows Human-Directed Evolution At Work
October 24, 2007 — The St Bernard dog -- named after the 11th century priest Bernard of Menthon -- is living proof that evolution does occur, say scientists. Biologists at The University of Manchester say that changes ... > full story -
Fifty Years Of Wolf-Moose Research
October 19, 2007 — Scientists have been studying the interactions and interdependence of wolves and moose at Michigan's Isle Royale National Park for nearly half a century. In the late 1940s, a pack of wolves made the ... > full story -
Dogs That Bite Children Have Often Not Bitten Kids Before
October 2, 2007 — Dogs that bite children have often not bitten kids before, but they tend to have underlying behavioral or medical problems, indicates new research. Young children were much more likely to be bitten ... > full story
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