Avian
Avians: also known as birds are a group of endothermic vertebrates. Avians characterized by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide with approximately ten thousand living species.
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NOV 20, 2019Health & MedicineNOV 20, 2019Do you use duvets or pillows filled with goose or duck feathers? While indeed cozy, doctors have issued a new warning related to feather filled bedding cal...WRITTEN BY: Tiffany DazetOCT 29, 2019Plants & AnimalsOCT 29, 2019Skuas are notorious for snatching the eggs away from penguins for a meal. But as you might come to expect, the victim is never happy to learn that they&rsq...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardOCT 29, 2019MicrobiologyOCT 29, 2019Instead of designing a new flu vaccine every year, researchers have made a breakthrough that may lead to a single vaccine that protects against all strains....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2019Plants & AnimalsOCT 08, 2019It’s no secret that some birds like to collect shiny things. In the case of the humble bowerbird, males often build impressive twig structures and th...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardSEP 22, 2019Plants & AnimalsSEP 22, 2019Birds are often at the forefront of interest when it comes to wildlife enthusiasts and photographers. Sadly, new scientific research suggests that bird pop...WRITTEN BY: Anthony Bouchard
NOV 20, 2019
Health & Medicine
NOV 20, 2019
Do you use duvets or pillows filled with goose or duck feathers? While indeed cozy, doctors have issued a new warning related to feather filled bedding cal...
WRITTEN BY:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 29, 2019
Plants & Animals
OCT 29, 2019
Skuas are notorious for snatching the eggs away from penguins for a meal. But as you might come to expect, the victim is never happy to learn that they&rsq...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 29, 2019
Microbiology
OCT 29, 2019
Instead of designing a new flu vaccine every year, researchers have made a breakthrough that may lead to a single vaccine that protects against all strains....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2019
Plants & Animals
OCT 08, 2019
It’s no secret that some birds like to collect shiny things. In the case of the humble bowerbird, males often build impressive twig structures and th...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
SEP 22, 2019
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WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 12, 2019
Plants & Animals
MAY 12, 2019
The kakapo parrot (Strigops habroptilus), recognized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as a critically-endangered species on the...
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Anthony Bouchard
JAN 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
JAN 30, 2019
Chicken eggs have been used for over 70 years to produce vaccines. Now they could be used to reduce the cost of making certain drugs....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
JAN 22, 2019
Over the years, scientists have learned about literally thousands of different bird species, and each one sports a distinctive beak shape. But why do bird...
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Anthony Bouchard
JAN 15, 2019
Immunology
JAN 15, 2019
By studying the impact that NPY and its receptor Y1R have on influenza in mice, the research group has now discovered that NPY produced in lung phagocytes can aggravate influenza....
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Nicholas Breehl
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APR 25, 2019 09:00 AM PDTC.E. CREDITSAPR 25, 2019 09:00 AM PDT“Emerging infections” are those that appear suddenly or are rapidly increasing in incidence or geographic range (e.g., HIV/AIDS, Ebola, SARS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome [MER...Speaker: Stephen Morse, PhD, FAAM, F.A.C.E.Presented At:Infectious Disease 2019MAR 15, 2016 10:00 AM PDTC.E. CREDITSMAR 15, 2016 10:00 AM PDT10:00AM PT, 12:00PM CT, 1:00PM ET RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) has revolutionized the study of gene expression in animals, plants and microorganisms. However, because of its high cost, this te...SEP 03, 2015 10:30 AM PDTSEP 03, 2015 10:30 AM PDTIn this talk, Sonia Shah interweaves history and original reportage to explore the origins of epidemics, drawing parallels between the story of cholera-one of history's most disruptive and de...Speaker: Sonia ShahPresented At:MicrobiologyMAY 13, 2015 10:30 AM PDTMAY 13, 2015 10:30 AM PDTNext-generation sequencing technology allows us to peer inside the cell in exquisite detail, revealing new insights into biology, evolution, and disease that would have been impossible to dis...Speaker: Steven Salzberg, PhDPresented At:Genetics and GenomicsFEB 05, 2014 03:00 PM PSTC.E. CREDITSFEB 05, 2014 03:00 PM PSTThe title of this presentation could have been Training within laboratory animal science - where we are and where we should be. While training has been the domain of facility managers for ma...Speaker: Bruce W Kennedy, MS RLATG CMAR CPIAPresented At:Lab Animal Sciences 2014
APR 25, 2019
09:00 AM PDT
C.E. CREDITS
APR 25, 2019
09:00 AM PDT
“Emerging infections” are those that appear suddenly or are rapidly increasing in incidence or geographic range (e.g., HIV/AIDS, Ebola, SARS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome [MER...
Speaker:
Stephen Morse, PhD, FAAM, F.A.C.E.
Presented At:Infectious Disease 2019
MAR 15, 2016
10:00 AM PDT
C.E. CREDITS
MAR 15, 2016
10:00 AM PDT
10:00AM PT, 12:00PM CT, 1:00PM ET
RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) has revolutionized the study of gene expression in animals, plants and microorganisms. However, because of its high cost, this te...
SEP 03, 2015
10:30 AM PDT
SEP 03, 2015
10:30 AM PDT
In this talk, Sonia Shah interweaves history and original reportage to explore the origins of epidemics, drawing parallels between the story of cholera-one of history's most disruptive and de...
Speaker:
Sonia Shah
Presented At:Microbiology
MAY 13, 2015
10:30 AM PDT
MAY 13, 2015
10:30 AM PDT
Next-generation sequencing technology allows us to peer inside the cell in exquisite detail, revealing new insights into biology, evolution, and disease that would have been impossible to dis...
Speaker:
Steven Salzberg, PhD
Presented At:Genetics and Genomics
FEB 05, 2014
03:00 PM PST
C.E. CREDITS
FEB 05, 2014
03:00 PM PST
The title of this presentation could have been Training within laboratory animal science - where we are and where we should be. While training has been the domain of facility managers for ma...
Speaker:
Bruce W Kennedy, MS RLATG CMAR CPIA
Presented At:Lab Animal Sciences 2014
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APR 25, 2019 06:00 AM PDTC.E. CREDITSAPR 25, 2019 06:00 AM PDTIn an effort to provide a platform to discuss leading scientific research on a range of topics, LabRoots has added another virtual event to the line up of conferences for 2019 – Infecti...SEP 02, 2015 06:00 AM PDTSEP 02, 2015 06:00 AM PDTWelcome to LabRoots 1st annual Microbiology free online conference! Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms The event is now available on-demand and you can attend sessions includi...MAY 13, 2015 05:00 AM PDTMAY 13, 2015 05:00 AM PDTWelcome to the Genetics and Genomics free online conference! The event is now available on-demand and you can attend sessions including keynotes sessions by Dr. Michael Snyder, Dr....FEB 05, 2014 06:00 AM PSTC.E. CREDITSFEB 05, 2014 06:00 AM PSTThe Veterinary Bioscience Institute and LabRoots, Inc. are pleased to announce the annual, two-day international, virtual Laboratory Animal Science (LAS) BioConference Live that will take pla...
APR 25, 2019
06:00 AM PDT
C.E. CREDITS
APR 25, 2019
06:00 AM PDT
In an effort to provide a platform to discuss leading scientific research on a range of topics, LabRoots has added another virtual event to the line up of conferences for 2019 – Infecti...
SEP 02, 2015
06:00 AM PDT
SEP 02, 2015
06:00 AM PDT
Welcome to LabRoots 1st annual Microbiology free online conference! Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms The event is now available on-demand and you can attend sessions includi...
MAY 13, 2015
05:00 AM PDT
MAY 13, 2015
05:00 AM PDT
Welcome to the Genetics and Genomics free online conference! The event is now available on-demand and you can attend sessions including keynotes sessions by Dr. Michael Snyder, Dr....
FEB 05, 2014
06:00 AM PST
C.E. CREDITS
FEB 05, 2014
06:00 AM PST
The Veterinary Bioscience Institute and LabRoots, Inc. are pleased to announce the annual, two-day international, virtual Laboratory Animal Science (LAS) BioConference Live that will take pla...