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'Trojan Horse' Particle Sneaks Chemotherapy in to Kill Ovarian Cancer Cells
September 12, 2011 A common chemotherapy drug has been successfully delivered to cancer cells inside tiny microparticles using a method inspired by our knowledge of how the human immune system works. The drug, ... > full story -
Endangered Horse Has Ancient Origins and High Genetic Diversity, New Study Finds
September 7, 2011 An endangered species, Przewalski's horse, is much more distantly related to the domestic horse and has a much more diverse gene pool than researchers previously had hypothesized, researchers report. ... > full story -
Ancient Wild Horses Help Unlock Past
August 23, 2011 An international team of researchers has used ancient DNA to produce compelling evidence that the lack of genetic diversity in modern stallions is the result of the domestication process. The team ... > full story -
Complete Sequencing of Genomes of Four Important Representative Species in Inner Mongolia, China
August 9, 2011 Researchers have completed sequencing the genomes of four important representative species in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. They are Mongolian sheep, Alxa Bactrian camel, Mongolian horse ... > full story -
No Treatment Is the Best Treatment for Diarrhea in Young Foals, Study Suggests
August 5, 2011 As (human) mothers will be all too ready to confirm, many young animals develop diarrhea shortly after birth. Diarrhoea in young calves is known to be caused by incorrect feeding management or by ... > full story -
Equinome Launches Elite Performance Test for Thoroughbred Horses
July 18, 2011 An equine genomics company has launched a new genetic test that can identify individual thoroughbred horses with the greatest genetic potential for racecourse success. Using the results of the ... > full story -
Genome Blueprint for Horse and Human Vaccines
July 14, 2011 Two strains of Streptococcus bacteria that have evolved to cause potentially fatal infections in either horses or humans use the same box of tricks to cause disease. Exploiting their genetic ... > full story -
Horse Racing: The Performance of Young, Cold-Blooded Trotters – Heredity, Environment and Muscular Characteristics
June 27, 2011 Heredity is of more importance than environment when it comes to young, cold-blooded horses' chances of performing well in races. In spite of large individual variations in muscular characteristics, ... > full story -
Highly Invasive Horse-Chestnut Leaf Miner Found Living in the Balkans by 1879
June 21, 2011 The horse-chestnut leaf miner was living on native stands of the horse-chestnut in Greece by 1879 and was already present in the Balkans more than a century before its scientific description, new ... > full story -
Sardines and Horse Mackerel Identified Using Forensic Techniques
May 24, 2011 Researchers have used forensic mitochondrial DNA species identification techniques to distinguish between sardines and horse mackerel. This method makes it possible to genetically differentiate ... > full story
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