Veterinary Physiology & Biochemistry

24/08/2022

13/03/2022

This flying fox is probably bigger than you think it is 🦇

Also known as a megabats, they are one of the largest bat species. Some of them have wingspans as wide as 5 feet!

📷: sujugasim


21/01/2022

who needs this?

16/01/2022

15/01/2022

Researchers in Siberia found a perfectly preserved 42,000-year-old baby horse buried under permafrost. He was in such good condition that his blood was still in a liquid state, allowing scientists to draw it. Hopefully, the world will soon meet the clone of the ancient foal that lived 42,000 years ago.

09/01/2022

Researchers have developed a novel class of CAR-T cells to express an enzyme that activates small-molecule prodrugs at a tumour site, according to an article published in Nature Chemical Biology. Read the paper: https://go.nature.com/3HzoWHO

23/12/2021

A paper in Nature Aging reports a vaccine that can eliminate aging cells from the bodies of mice, reverse some signs of age-related diseases and prolong their lives. Read the paper: https://go.nature.com/3F6Ouva

20/12/2021

A study in Nature Cancer shows how cancer cells can remain dormant for years after they leave a tumor for other organs before forming clinically detectable metastases. Read the paper: https://go.nature.com/3dWgaqr

12/12/2021

Changes in the gut microbiota after discontinued exposure to cigarette smoke may underlie excessive body weight gain, suggests a mouse study published in Nature. Further research in humans is needed to verify the association. Read the paper: https://go.nature.com/3EGNuh6

11/12/2021

Exercise increases levels of anti-inflammatory factors that may have a protective effect on the brain, according to a study in mice reported in Nature. Read the paper: https://go.nature.com/31FKqDf