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'Long-haired' water moulds are the most virulent
Jul 22, 2009 |
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The water mould Saprolegnia can cause skin disease in salmon during its freshwater phase. The mould attacks both fish and eggs and has at times caused great economic loss for the fish farming industry, both in ...
DNA analysis uncovers the prehistory of Norwegian red deer
Mar 24, 2009 |
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For his doctoral thesis, Hallvard Haanes discovered that Norwegian red deer are genetically different from other European red deer, due to their historical distribution. However, a century ago, red deer were ...
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The pig of the future might be free of diseases that can infect people
Apr 07, 2009 |
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Pigs are known carriers of the bacterium Yersinia enterocolitica, and they can infect both other pigs and people. Human infection occurs through eating improperly-cooked pork. Professor Truls Nesbakken of the Norwegian School o ...
The gene for day blindness in the dachshund has been found
May 27, 2009 |
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A PhD project by Anne Caroline Wiik has discovered the genetic cause of day blindness or "cone-rod dystrophy” in the wire-haired dachshund. The disease was discovered in two litter mates in 1999 and has since ...
DNA patterns of microbes
Jun 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The genomes or DNA of microbes contain defined DNA patterns called genome signatures. Such signatures may be used to establish relationships and to search for DNA from viruses or other organisms ...
Vibrio bacteria found in Norwegian seafood and seawater
Feb 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- While working on her doctorate, Anette Bauer Ellingsen discovered potentially disease-causing vibrios (Vibrio cholerae, V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus) in Norwegian seafood and inshore ...
If you're aggressive, your dog will be too, study
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Feb 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new, year-long University of Pennsylvania survey of dog owners who use confrontational or aversive methods to train aggressive pets, veterinary researchers have found that most of these animals will ...
VHS virus infects fish via their gills
May 13, 2009 |
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Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) is a highly contagious disease of rainbow trout in fresh water, causing great economic loss in the European trout farming industry. In his doctorate, Bjørn Erik ...
Gold treatment relieves pain in dogs
Jun 26, 2009 |
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Many animals and people experience chronic joint pain. In dogs, a common source of joint pain is hip dysplasia, a developmental defect of the hip joint. Implantation of gold into the soft tissues around the ...
Horse gut reveals new bacteria
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Aug 27, 2007 |
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Two new species of bacteria have been discovered in the gut of horses.
The secretive immune system of the salmon
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Jan 27, 2009 |
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During his doctoral thesis, Erlend Haugarvoll discovered new aspects of the salmon immune system. His research looked at the immune cells in the gills of salmon and at immune responses to vaccination. A special ...
Study: Cats don't always land on four feet
Nov 22, 2006 |
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Turkish scientists have destroyed another cherished theory by discovering cats don't always land on all four legs.
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