/channels/news_feeds/all/term/animals/rss en /channels/channels/news/tracking-genetically-modified-animals-332872 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>±«ÓãÖ±²¥ researchers have discovered a new way to track genetically modified animals using the artificial transgenes they leave behind in the environment. The discovery provides a powerful new tool to locate and manage genetically modified animals that have escaped or been released into the wild.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/glow_fish_tetra.jpg?itok=oMMcwR-c" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">30 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 30 Aug 2021 14:24:58 +0000 webfull 172573 at /channels /channels/channels/news/what-makes-certain-groups-more-vulnerable-covid-19-326681 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>What makes the elderly and people with underlying conditions more vulnerable to COVID-19? According to a new <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2020.11.016">study</a> led by ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ researchers, clues can be found in the proteins involved in initiating infection, as the virus binds to host cells of different animals. Greater cellular oxidation with aging and sickness may explain why seniors and people with chronic illness get infected more often and more severely.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/woman-and-dog.jpg?itok=iJfjjLDp" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">3 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2020</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 03 Dec 2020 13:54:58 +0000 webfull 165807 at /channels /channels/news/cities-breed-smarter-birds-259744 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong><em>By Cynthia Lee, <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/">±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Newsroom</a></em></strong></p> <p><em>Life in the city changes cognition, behavior and physiology of birds to their advantage</em></p> <p>Birds living in urban environments are smarter than birds from rural environments.</p> <p>But, why do city birds have the edge over their country friends? They adapted to their urban environments enabling them to exploit new resources more favorably than their rural counterparts, say a team of all-±«ÓãÖ±²¥ researchers.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/frontpicture.jpg?itok=hO-zEzXP" width="160" height="80" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">21 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2016</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 21 Mar 2016 14:32:58 +0000 webfull 117502 at /channels