In Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains, I explore what it is that makes an animal a pest—and it has nothing to do with their behavior, but rather our own desires and beliefs about the natural world.
Researchers used sequencing data and phenotypic traits to predict which of 5,400 species were most likely to be susceptible to contracting and spreading the virus back to humans.
Scientists and others have been opening their homes to research animals after the studies conclude, with legislation in some states now mandating adoption.
Amy K. LeBlanc, Timothy M. Fan, and Nicola Mason | Apr 1, 2016 | 4 min read
Studying tumor development and treatment in dogs and cats, in parallel with research on rodents and humans, could improve the successful translation of new cancer drugs.
Mounting and drilling a comet, mind-controlled gene expression, and dissecting cat genomes
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