At least 1,100 dead or sick birds, mostly Canada geese, have been reported across New Jersey in an outbreak that started on Valentine’s Day, according to state officials.
Category: 5. Biology
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1,100 dead or sick geese in NJ spark bird flu warning, prompt lake's closure
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Researchers uncover genetic pathways behind rising cefiderocol resistance
Acinetobacter baumannii is a bacteria which can become a virulent killer in health-care settings among severely ill patients. The germ has rapidly developed drug resistance to even last-line carbapenem drugs.
Now a group of…
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Pushing the right buttons: Fern guides its embryo's sense of up and down
Passing on fundamental life lessons from parent to offspring is not unique to humans and animals. Ferns do it too. Not with words, but through pressure. By applying force at precisely the right locations, a fern tells its embryo what is up and…
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Embryonic reproductive cells reveal striking genomic architecture before development
Researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) and Imperial College London have shown for the first time that, before they can start developing into egg and sperm cells, the embryonic precursors of these cells uniquely…
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Endangered Kenyan antelopes rescued after being stranded at Palm Beach airport
When Paul Reillo learned the endangered mountain bongo antelopes that he had cared for since birth were stranded in a cargo plane on an airport tarmac ahead of their journey to a new home in Kenya, he took matters into his own hands.
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In ovo sexing and genotyping using PCR techniques: a contribution to the 3R principles in chicken breeding
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A Unified Dataset for Antibody and Nanobody Design Including Sequence, Structure, and Binding Affinity Data
Jin, B.K., Odongo, S., Radwanska, M. & Magez, S. NANOBODIES (R): A Review of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications. Int J Mol Sci 24 (2023).
Lu, R. M. et al. Development of therapeutic antibodies for the treatment of diseases. J Biomed Sci 27, 1…
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Evaluating a pathogen-specific IgG binding assay for rapid detection of healthcare-associated infections
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Rentschler, S., Kaiser, L. & Deigner, H. P. Emerging options for the…
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Non-hydrolyzable acetyllysine analogs to study protein acetylation in vitro and in cells
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Effects of vitamin D supplementation during autumn and winter on blood biomarkers and physical performance in runners and non runners
Raymond-Lezman, J. R. & Riskin, S. I. Benefits and Risks of Sun Exposure to Maintain Adequate Vitamin D Levels. Cureus (2023). https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38578 .
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