What is heartworm and how can you protect your pet from it?
It's possible to prevent heartworms in many of your furry friends—dogs, cats and ferrets, specifically.
Veterinary medicine
Jan 30, 2023
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News tagged with simple test
MicroRNAs: Biological indicators of the physiological status of animals
Known to be fine regulators of gene expression, microRNAs are small molecules that remain particularly stable in biofluids—blood, urine, etc. In humans, these molecules have revealed great potential as prognostic or diagnostic ...
Ecology
Dec 10, 2021
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Researchers take quantum encryption out of the lab
In a new study, researchers demonstrate an automated, easy-to-operate quantum key distribution (QKD) system using the fiber network in the city of Padua, Italy. The field test represents an important step toward implementing ...
Quantum Physics
Jun 10, 2021
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Researchers advance simple and inexpensive diagnostic blood test
In diagnostic medicine, biopsies, where a sample of tissue is extracted for analysis, is a common tool for the detection of many conditions. But this approach has several drawbacks—it can be painful, doesn't always extract ...
Biotechnology
Feb 8, 2021
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Scientists discover new organic compounds that could have helped form the first cells
Chemists studying how life started often focus on how modern biopolymers like peptides and nucleic acids contributed, but modern biopolymers don't form easily without help from living organisms. A possible solution to this ...
Evolution
Oct 28, 2020
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Scientists find new way to develop drought-resilient crops
Australian research could help breeders develop more drought-resilient crops that can produce more food and more profit with less water.
Biotechnology
Oct 16, 2019
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Engineers design a home urine test that could scan for diseases
There's a good reason your doctor asks for a urine sample at your annual checkup. A simple, color-changing paper test, dipped into the specimen, can measure levels of glucose, blood, protein and other chemicals, which in ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 16, 2016
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Chemical marker facilitates plastic recycling
Some years ago, a small recycling company asked the Center for Research in Advanced Materials (CIMAV) at Monterrey in the northeast of Mexico, a technology to identify PVC from PET, since the material caused them losses in ...
Materials Science
Apr 8, 2014
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Current test for water pollution
A simple test of electrical conductivity could be used as a parameter for water quality, according to new research published in the Journal of Tropical and Agricultural Sciences. The research investigated whether this single ...
Environment
Mar 4, 2014
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Universal microarray platform for screening plant pathogen infection
A large number of plant pathogens, ranging from small infectious particle viroids to pathogenic plants, can cause diseases in crops. The infected plants may develop mild symptoms or devastating disease. The estimated loss ...
Biotechnology
May 31, 2013
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