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Animal Sciences
Animal Sciences is the study of the biology of animals that are under the control of humankind. Focus is on the science and technology dealing with the procurement, breeding, care, health, and selection of animals used in biomedical research and testing. An animal scientist plays an important role in maintaining the nation's food supply. Many work in basic or applied research and development. Basic research seeks to understand the biological and chemical processes by which livestock grow. Applied research uses this knowledge to discover ways to improve the quality, quantity, and safety of agricultural products.
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AUG 09, 2024Earth & The Environment
The orange and black Monarch butterfly is a well known and recognizable species. But in 2022, it was listed as an endang ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 06, 2024Earth & The Environment
In a first, researchers have officially documented that the broadnose sevengill shark, and the soupfin shark, which is c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2024Earth & The Environment
Larvae from a seriously invasive species of mussels have been detected in a portion of the Colorado River, and experts a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 02, 2024Microbiology
Single-celled organisms have managed to make a home almost everywhere, including inside the many animals' guts and in ne ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2024Earth & The Environment
There are some highly intelligent animals out there, like dolphins and chimps. Scientists have now learned that elephant ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2024Plants & Animals
What's with the long neck? While a common hypothesis has been that competition among male giraffes affected neck length, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2024Earth & The Environment
There are a few animals that we know use tools, and sea otters are one example. A new study has now shown that individua ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 10, 2024Genetics & Genomics
When Atlantic salmon are migrating to spawn, fisheries move to catch them. A new study has found that salmon that are ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2024Earth & The Environment
There are over 3,000 species of cicadas, some of which are annual, and others that spend most of their life underground, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Some creatures glow naturally, in a phenomenon known as bioluminescence. It's thought that this trait has evolved indepe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2024Earth & The Environment
Researchers have reported the discovery of fossils from a massive, ancient snake that could have been bigger than a bus.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 03, 2024Earth & The Environment
Frogs and toads around the world have been devastated by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), a fungus that causes the d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2024Microbiology
How can the microscopic creatures, tardigrades, also called water bearers, help contribute to developing new medical tre ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 27, 2024Earth & The Environment
Climate change and poor planning are causing major water scarcity crises in multiple cities and regions around the world ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 27, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Some very diverse neurological systems have evolved in animals, like those carried by cephalopods, compared to those fou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 20, 2024Earth & The Environment
A new study reported in Nature Communications has highlighted the dramatic influxes that humans can have on ecology. Thi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2024Earth & The Environment
Scientists are using dinosaur tracks found in rock formations in Northwestern Alaska to learn more about the climate of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2024Plants & Animals
How do wild animals react to human presence compared to without humans? This is what a recent study published in Nature ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 12, 2024Microbiology
In late February, a research team determined that birds on Antarctica's mainland have been infected with highly pathogen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Labrador retrievers are dogs that are known as friendly and outgoing companions that are good for families. They are lar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2024Microbiology
Tens of thousands of people die from antibiotic resistant infections very year, and these pathogenic microbes present a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2024Earth & The Environment
How can murky waters from melting ice impact the biodiversity in shallow waters? This is what a recent study published i ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 07, 2024Earth & The Environment
Is there a historic connection between climate change and animal extinction? This is what a study published today in Sci ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 01, 2024Genetics & Genomics
As we interact with the world, we feel it when we touch things. The information we get when we touch things helps us car ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2024
Earth & The Environment
The orange and black Monarch butterfly is a well known and recognizable species. But in 2022, it was listed as an endang
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 06, 2024
Earth & The Environment
In a first, researchers have officially documented that the broadnose sevengill shark, and the soupfin shark, which is c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Larvae from a seriously invasive species of mussels have been detected in a portion of the Colorado River, and experts a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 02, 2024
Microbiology
Single-celled organisms have managed to make a home almost everywhere, including inside the many animals' guts and in ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2024
Earth & The Environment
There are some highly intelligent animals out there, like dolphins and chimps. Scientists have now learned that elephant
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2024
Plants & Animals
What's with the long neck? While a common hypothesis has been that competition among male giraffes affected neck length,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2024
Earth & The Environment
There are a few animals that we know use tools, and sea otters are one example. A new study has now shown that individua
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
When Atlantic salmon are migrating to spawn, fisheries move to catch them. A new study has found that salmon that are ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2024
Earth & The Environment
There are over 3,000 species of cicadas, some of which are annual, and others that spend most of their life underground,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some creatures glow naturally, in a phenomenon known as bioluminescence. It's thought that this trait has evolved indepe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Researchers have reported the discovery of fossils from a massive, ancient snake that could have been bigger than a bus.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 03, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Frogs and toads around the world have been devastated by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), a fungus that causes the d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2024
Microbiology
How can the microscopic creatures, tardigrades, also called water bearers, help contribute to developing new medical tre
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 27, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Climate change and poor planning are causing major water scarcity crises in multiple cities and regions around the world
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 27, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Some very diverse neurological systems have evolved in animals, like those carried by cephalopods, compared to those fou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 20, 2024
Earth & The Environment
A new study reported in Nature Communications has highlighted the dramatic influxes that humans can have on ecology. Thi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Scientists are using dinosaur tracks found in rock formations in Northwestern Alaska to learn more about the climate of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2024
Plants & Animals
How do wild animals react to human presence compared to without humans? This is what a recent study published in Nature
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 12, 2024
Microbiology
In late February, a research team determined that birds on Antarctica's mainland have been infected with highly pathogen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Labrador retrievers are dogs that are known as friendly and outgoing companions that are good for families. They are lar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2024
Microbiology
Tens of thousands of people die from antibiotic resistant infections very year, and these pathogenic microbes present a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2024
Earth & The Environment
How can murky waters from melting ice impact the biodiversity in shallow waters? This is what a recent study published i
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 07, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Is there a historic connection between climate change and animal extinction? This is what a study published today in Sci
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 01, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
As we interact with the world, we feel it when we touch things. The information we get when we touch things helps us car
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch