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26 de Setembro de 2013
Researchers have identified a mutation in ITGA10 gene, causing chondrodysplasia in two dog breeds, the Norwegian Elkhound and the Karelian Bear Dog. The research revealed a new chondrodysplasia gene in dogs, and a candidate gene for human chondrodysplasias.
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12 de Setembro de 2013
Even though sewage treatment plants are not designed to remove tiny amounts of pesticides, they do an excellent job of dealing with the most widely used family of home and garden insecticides, scientists report.
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12 de Setembro de 2013
Designers of social robots, take note. Bring your dog to the lab next time you test a prototype, and watch how your pet interacts with it. You might just learn a thing or two that could help you fine-tune future designs.
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09 de Setembro de 2013
In an advance toward providing mosquito-plagued people, pets and livestock with an invisibility cloak against these blood-sucking insects, scientists today described discovery of substances that block mosquitoes’ ability to smell and target their victims.
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03 de Setembro de 2013
That "best friend" can get a bit tiresome, all that rolling over, shaking paws, long walks and eating every crumb of food off the floor.
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30 de Agosto de 2013
Scientists have identified a novel locus for glaucoma in Dandie Dinmont Terrier. The locus on canine chromosome 8 includes a 9.5 Mb region that is associated with glaucoma.
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29 de Agosto de 2013
Um britânico foi condenado a 20 semanas de prisão em Northampton por ter baleado o próprio cão por seis vezes e o ter deixado a morrer numa vala.
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29 de Agosto de 2013
Colonel Meow (Coronel Miau, em tradução livre), um gato arraçado de Himalaio e Persa de dois anos, acaba de ser distinguido pelo Guiness World Record como o felino com o pelo mais longo do mundo: cerca de 22,87 centímetros.
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29 de Agosto de 2013
Researchers have identified a genetic mutation causing progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) in the Phalene and Papillon dog breeds. PRA is one of the most common causes of blindness in dogs and in human.
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25 de Agosto de 2013
Foto: Global Imagens/Arquivo
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24 de Agosto de 2013
Foto: Global Imagens/Arquivo
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23 de Agosto de 2013
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22 de Agosto de 2013
When a member of the wolf pack leaves the group, the howling by those left behind isn't a reflection of stress but of the quality of their relationships.
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21 de Agosto de 2013
A polícia britânica está hoje a investigar a morte e aparente churrasco de um dos cisnes da rainha Isabel II.
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14 de Agosto de 2013
Two researchers have provided the first video-based observation of swimming and diving apes. Instead of the usual dog-paddle stroke used by most terrestrial mammals, these animals use a kind of breaststroke.
