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  New Treatment for Rabies Advances After Successful Phase 1 Trial in India

  September 14, 2010 — Researchers have announced that a newly completed Phase 1 study of a monoclonal antibody to rabies (RAB-1) showed positive results for the new therapy, which has the potential to save tens of ... > full story
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  Research Produces Tools to Study Stallions' Subfertility

  August 26, 2010 — Subfertility of breeding stallions -- meaning the horses are less able to sire foals -- is a well-recognized problem that has caused multi-million-dollar losses in the equine industry, experts say. ... > full story
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  First Cloned Horse Using Oocytes from a Live Mare

  June 11, 2010 — Researchers have achieved another cloning first with the successful delivery of a foal using oocytes from a live mare, the first such clone in the ... > full story
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  Mutant Gene Link to West Nile Virus in Horses

  June 2, 2010 — The same mutated gene that makes humans more susceptible to the potentially fatal West Nile virus is also responsible for the virus affecting horses, according to scientists in ... > full story
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  Horse Chestnut Tree Disease: Conquering Conker Canker

  April 19, 2010 — Scientists have decoded the genome of a bacterium that is threatening the UK's historic landscape. Analysis of the genome has provided the first clues to the evolutionary origin of the disease and to ... > full story
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  Immune Molecules Target Swine And Avian-Origin Influenza

  April 12, 2010 — Immune molecules known as antibodies that protect against influenza virus infection target the highly variable influenza protein HA. It is thought the antibodies generated by an individual's immune ... > full story
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  Genetic Test for 'Speed Gene' in Thoroughbred Horses

  February 2, 2010 — Groundbreaking research led by a leading horse genomics scientist in Ireland has resulted in the identification of the 'speed gene' in thoroughbred ... > full story
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  Wild Iberian Horses Contributed to Origin of Current Iberian Domestic Stock

  January 7, 2010 — Some modern horses of Iberian origin are descendants from wild horses from the Early Iberian Neolithic, dated around 6,200 years ago. Ancient lineages are mainly represented in the Lusitano group C, ... > full story
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  DNA Sheds New Light on Horse Evolution

  December 10, 2009 — Ancient DNA retrieved from extinct horse species from around the world has challenged one of the textbook examples of evolution -- the fossil record of the horse family Equidae over the past 55 ... > full story
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  Barn Personnel Experience Higher-Than-Average Rates of Respiratory Symptoms

  November 20, 2009 — The estimated 4.6 million Americans involved in the equine industry may be at risk of developing respiratory symptoms due to poor air quality in horse barns, according to a questionnaire ... > full story

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