10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2022

Whittaker’s adventures in olfactory research take unexpected turns into genetics, chemistry, and the halls of academia. ” (p. Written with humor, curiosity, and a lot of warmth, The Secret Perfume of Birds is an unexpectedly good read. There’s also roller derby stuff.

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Science Research Birds Turkey 210

Critter News

MARCH 14, 2010

President Obama promised to eliminate wasteful government spending; funding for animal research is one area that is overdue for reform. Each year, millions of cats, dogs, non-human primates and other animals suffer and die in research laboratories. Tags: animal research Obama. Please do not advertise to sell your pets.

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Animal Research Research Obama Monkeys 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2016

Every time a gene is replicated, or really, a chromosome (during cell division), a bit of the end of a gene may be lost, owing to the way this process happens. This is part of the process of aging. Research done quite a while back suggests that this is adaptive. City Great Tit ( Parus major ) telomeres shortened.

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Mammals Zebras Birds Primates 108

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

For example, if we hear distant thunder, we know that it was caused by a storm, or by lightning, or by the more precisely defined physical processes of ionized air (depending on how much we know about meteorology). A number of research projects have sought to determine if some of these human brain abilities are found in other animals.

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Abandon Abandoning Abandonment Research 221