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Bovine tuberculosis in wildlife threatens endangered lynx and cattle health
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Jul 23, 2008 |
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In an epidemiological survey of Spain's Doñana National Park, the findings of which are published on July 23 in the journal PLoS ONE, Christian Gortázar and colleagues studied the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis (bovin ...
Earliest known human TB found in 9,000 year-old skeletons
Oct 15, 2008 |
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The discovery of the earliest known cases of human tuberculosis (TB) in bones found submerged off the coast of Israel shows that the disease is 3000 years older than previously thought. Direct examination of this ancient ...
Test to protect food chain from human form of Mad Cow Disease
Aug 11, 2008 |
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Scientists are reporting development of the first test for instantly detecting beef that has been contaminated with tissue from a cow's brain or spinal cord during slaughter — an advance in protecting against possible spread ...
Coming Soon: Tuberculosis Detection with a Chip?
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jul 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Many of the new techniques based on nanotechnology that have been developed for faster and more sensitive detection of pathogens fail in day-to-day clinical use because they require complex sample preparation ...
A novel approach in the molecular differentiation of prion strains
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Aug 29, 2008 |
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A team from the French Food Safety Agency, Lyon, France, has identified a prion protein characteristic that is unique to some natural but unusual sheep scrapie cases. This finding, reported August 29th in the open-access ...
What makes a cow a cow? Complete bovine genome sequenced
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Researchers report today in the journal Science that they have sequenced the bovine genome, for the first time revealing the genetic features that distinguish cattle from humans and other mammals.
U.S. expert criticizes U.K. badger killing
Dec 15, 2005 |
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A University of California-Davis scientist is criticizing the British practice of killing wild badgers to prevent tuberculosis in cattle.
Big cattle -- the genes that determine carcass weight
Aug 04, 2009 |
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An area of chromosome 6 that affects cattle carcass weight has been identified using two different Japanese species. Knowledge of this four-gene region, described in the open access journal BMC Genetics, should be useful ...
Farmed fish may pose risk for mad cow disease
Jun 16, 2009 |
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University of Louisville neurologist Robert P. Friedland, M.D., questions the safety of eating farmed fish in the June issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, adding a new worry to concerns about the nation's food s ...
New bacteria discovered in raw milk
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Nov 17, 2008 |
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Raw milk is illegal in many countries as it can be contaminated with potentially harmful microbes. Contamination can also spoil the milk, making it taste bitter and turn thick and sticky. Now scientists have discovered new ...
Impaired transport in neurons triggers prion disease
Aug 21, 2009 |
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A new study shows that nervous system integrity and axonal properties may play a key role in prion diseases. The findings, from researchers at the Rudolf Virchow Center and the Institute of Virology of the University of Würzburg, ...
Chronic wasting disease found in 13 elk
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Apr 10, 2008 |
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The U.S. National Park Service said 13 female elk captured in Rocky Mountain National Park this winter tested positive for chronic wasting disease.
Carbon hoofprint: Cows supplemented with rbST reduce agriculture's environmental impact
Jun 30, 2008 |
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Milk goes green: Cows that receive recombinant Bovine Somatotropin (rbST) make more milk, all the while easing natural resource pressure and substantially reducing environmental impact, according to a Cornell University study ...
Newresearch shows mad cow disease also caused by genetic mutation
Sep 12, 2008 |
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New findings about the causes of mad cow disease show that sometimes it may be genetic. "We now know it's also in the genes of cattle," said Juergen A. Richt, Regents Distinguished Professor of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology ...
Ancient bison genetic treasure trove for farmers
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Genetic information from an extinct species of bison preserved in permafrost for thousands of years could help improve modern agricultural livestock and breeding programs, according to University ...
