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Animal training
Animal training is the act of teaching an animal specific responses to conditions/stimuli. Training can be for companionship, detection, protection, or entertainment. The type of training a specific animal recieves varies depending on the training goal (i.e., a seeing eye dog will be trained differently than a dog on a police force).
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SEP 23, 2015Videos
A lot of people believe that dogs don't have feelings like people do, but there is a ton of evidence to support the noti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 22, 2015Neuroscience
Stem cells can create tissue models that reflect human physiology. These stem cell-derived models can be used in researc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 18, 2015Plants & Animals
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Dogs are one of the most popular pets for people to have, not just because they're one of the easiest animals to train, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 24, 2015Plants & Animals
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A nine week old Lesser Sooty Owl chick has arrived at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney Australia and will be getting straight t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 20, 2015Plants & Animals
This editorial by Nicolas Kristoff in the Sunday NY Times sheds light on animal intelligence--and human innovation.
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 14, 2015Neuroscience
Two types of touch information - the feel of an object and the position of an animal's limb - have long been thought to ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 03, 2015Neuroscience
Scientists have gifted navigational skills to blind rats by wiring them with a compass that sends electric signals to th ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 30, 2015Plants & Animals
One student in a suburban Seattle dog agility class is drawing a lot of attention, and not just for her athletic skills. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 23, 2015Plants & Animals
In San Diego, residents have been dealing with aggressive coyotes and the struggle could go up a notch and turn violent. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 16, 2015Plants & Animals
A federal animal-research center in Nebraska will not be allowed to start any new experimental projects until it strengt ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 10, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
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When UC Berkeley bioengineers say they are holding their hearts in the palms of their hands, they are no ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 09, 2015Plants & Animals
New photographs of some 80 young elephants that are being held in a heavily guarded facility in Zimbabwe suggest that th ...Written By: Greg CruikshankJAN 19, 2015Neuroscience
In order to survive and power the human brain for its millions of functions, neurons in the cerebral cortex need a stead ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 05, 2014Neuroscience
Pilots are trained to guard against vertigo: a sudden loss of the sense of vertical direction that renders them unable t ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 07, 2014Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that in the 1800's the passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) was the most numerous bird in the world, w ...Written By: Peter MicheliJUN 18, 2014Neuroscience
Using powerful, newly developed cell culture and mouse models of sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD), a team of researcher ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 19, 2014Genetics & Genomics
After a decade-long effort a team of more than 140 scientists have deciphered the tsetse fly's (Glossina morsitans) geno ...Written By: Peter MicheliMAR 13, 2014Neuroscience
Algebra may be giving your middle school or high school student fits, but according to a new study, children have some l ...FEB 20, 2014Plants & Animals
We've all seen strange intersections of animals and music on the Internet, with everything from keyboard-playing cats to ...SEP 23, 2015Videos
A lot of people believe that dogs don't have feelings like people do, but there is a ton of evidence to support the noti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 22, 2015Neuroscience
Stem cells can create tissue models that reflect human physiology. These stem cell-derived models can be used in researc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 18, 2015Plants & Animals
Fire safety is serious business especially in schools. While many families have designed escape plans and meeting places ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 01, 2015Videos
Dogs are one of the most popular pets for people to have, not just because they're one of the easiest animals to train, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 24, 2015Plants & Animals
Planes, trains and automobiles. That's pretty much how travelers get around, but with the global economy expanding the w ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 01, 2015Plants & Animals
A nine week old Lesser Sooty Owl chick has arrived at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney Australia and will be getting straight t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 20, 2015Plants & Animals
This editorial by Nicolas Kristoff in the Sunday NY Times sheds light on animal intelligence--and human innovation.
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 14, 2015Neuroscience
Two types of touch information - the feel of an object and the position of an animal's limb - have long been thought to ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 03, 2015Neuroscience
Scientists have gifted navigational skills to blind rats by wiring them with a compass that sends electric signals to th ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 30, 2015Plants & Animals
One student in a suburban Seattle dog agility class is drawing a lot of attention, and not just for her athletic skills. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 23, 2015Plants & Animals
In San Diego, residents have been dealing with aggressive coyotes and the struggle could go up a notch and turn violent. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 16, 2015Plants & Animals
A federal animal-research center in Nebraska will not be allowed to start any new experimental projects until it strengt ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 10, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
BERKELEY -
When UC Berkeley bioengineers say they are holding their hearts in the palms of their hands, they are no ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 09, 2015Plants & Animals
New photographs of some 80 young elephants that are being held in a heavily guarded facility in Zimbabwe suggest that th ...Written By: Greg CruikshankJAN 19, 2015Neuroscience
In order to survive and power the human brain for its millions of functions, neurons in the cerebral cortex need a stead ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 05, 2014Neuroscience
Pilots are trained to guard against vertigo: a sudden loss of the sense of vertical direction that renders them unable t ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 07, 2014Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that in the 1800's the passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) was the most numerous bird in the world, w ...Written By: Peter MicheliJUN 18, 2014Neuroscience
Using powerful, newly developed cell culture and mouse models of sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD), a team of researcher ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 19, 2014Genetics & Genomics
After a decade-long effort a team of more than 140 scientists have deciphered the tsetse fly's (Glossina morsitans) geno ...Written By: Peter MicheliMAR 13, 2014Neuroscience
Algebra may be giving your middle school or high school student fits, but according to a new study, children have some l ...FEB 20, 2014Plants & Animals
We've all seen strange intersections of animals and music on the Internet, with everything from keyboard-playing cats to ...
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