A macaque antibody neutralised diverse H5 flu viruses by blocking membrane fusion
An antibody isolated from immunised rhesus macaques neutralised H5 influenza viruses collected from 1997 to 2024, including recent…
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A continuing selection of new studies, conservation projects and important developments connected to species in the archive.
Elephants Have Unusual Enzyme Genes for Processing Foreign Compounds
A comparison of African and Asian elephants found duplicated UGT2B enzyme variants and differences in SULT genes. Tissue…
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An ancient viral gene may have been repurposed in elephant placenta
An ancient viral gene that appears to have been inherited for at least 79 million years is strongly…
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Genes Linked to the Stripes of Wild Boar Piglets
Genetic analysis of a 932-piglet breeding population and skin from three striped newborn hybrids implicated MC1R, KIT and…
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DNA Methylation Shifted as Namibian Male Cheetahs Became Territorial
Paired blood samples from ten free-ranging Namibian males revealed widespread, predominantly increased DNA methylation after the same cheetahs…
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Svalbard Ptarmigan and Golden Hamsters Shared a TSH Pathway for Seasonal Timing
A comparison of neuroendocrine tissue in summer- and winter-like states found the same core TSH seasonal-timing pathway in…
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Larger Broods and Older Social Fathers Were Linked to Shorter Telomeres in Male Barn Swallow Nestlings
A long-term study near Milan found shorter telomeres in male barn swallow nestlings from larger broods or with…
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Vitamin D3 Was About Twice as High in Summer in Managed Black and White Rhinoceroses
Serum from 75 rhinoceroses at 27 U.S. institutions showed strong seasonal and geographical variation in 25-hydroxyvitamin D3, while…
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Barietin From Puff Adder Venom Raised Heart Rate by About 30% in Rats
Purified barietin from puff adder venom increased heart rate by about 30% in rats while changing blood pressure…
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PFAS Exposure Was Linked to Oxidative Stress in Starling Chicks, but Not to Similar Changes in Great Tits
Eggs near an Italian fluoropolymer plant contained up to ten times more PFAS. Starling nestlings showed signs of…
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Black-Headed Gull IFN-γ Reduced Newcastle Disease Virus RNA in Cultured Immune Cells
Recombinant black-headed gull IFN-γ reduced Newcastle disease virus NP RNA in cultured gull lymphocytes, supporting antiviral activity in…
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Longer Telomeres in Yearling Barn Swallows Predicted Longer Lives and More Fledglings
A lifetime study of 106 barn swallows found that birds with longer telomeres when they entered the breeding…
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Recombinant Black-headed Gull Interferon-Alpha Was Linked to Lower Newcastle Disease Virus RNA in Laboratory Models
Newcastle disease virus increased IFN-α and Mx transcription in black-headed gull lymphocytes, while recombinant gull IFN-α was linked…
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Fat Reserves and Migratory Strategy Interacted in Northern Wheatear Phospholipid Profiles
Plasma lipidomics from spring-migrating Northern Wheatears on Helgoland showed that the relationship between fat reserves and several phospholipids…
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Fecal Organic Acids and Omega-3 Fatty Acids Shifted With Age in Rhesus Macaques
Among 24 captive rhesus macaques in China, several Krebs-cycle organic acids, amino acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids were…
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Mercury Was Linked to Physiological Changes in Barnacle Goose Goslings but Not Adults
In wild Svalbard barnacle geese, goslings with more mercury in their red blood cells had lower 4-HNE, a…
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Gut Microbial Communities Differed Between Pre- and Post-migration Whooper Swan Samples in Xinjiang
Metagenomic sequencing of 24 whooper swan fecal samples from Xinjiang found similar overall microbial diversity before and after…
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Tarim Red Deer Microbiomes Showed Greater Capacity to Break Down Reed Fibre
Under the same reed-containing diet, captive Tarim red deer had more fibre-associated gut microbes, higher cellulase and hemicellulase…
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Black Rhino Horns Contained More Selenium and Molybdenum Than White Rhino Horns
Analysis of 82 rhinoceros horns found higher selenium and molybdenum concentrations in black rhino horn than in white…
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Amur Tiger IL-15 Reduced FPV-Induced Stress and Apoptosis in Cultured Feline Cells
Researchers cloned six immune-related cytokines from four healthy Amur tigers in China. Recombinant IL-15 produced the strongest sustained…
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