Alberta slaughterhouse to close temporarily amid growing COVID-19 outbreak that has claimed one life
The Olymel pork-processing plant in Red Deer, Alta., announced Monday it would temporarily shut down due to a rapidly growing COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. The news comes nearly three weeks after the death of 35-year-old Darwin Doloque, an employee at the plant.
Source: CBC | Health - February 15, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news

Reversing extinction in China's Pere David's deer
Source: ScienceNOW - February 11, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Zhang, Y., Bai, J., Zhu, A., Chen, R., Xue, D., Zhong, Z., Cheng, Z. Tags: letters Source Type: news

Cataloguing genetic information about yams
(American Society of Agronomy) New collection of resources will help yam breeders and farmers.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - February 10, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news

Death of Red Deer man linked to COVID-19 outbreak at meat plant, says Alberta Health
The Olymel meat-processing plant in Red Deer has been dealing with an outbreak of the disease since Nov. 17.
Source: CBC | Health - February 5, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Edmonton Source Type: news

Fields of breeders' dreams: A team effort toward targeted crop improvements
(DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) In Nature, a team led by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, and the DOE Joint Genome Institute has produced a high-quality reference sequence of the complex switchgrass genome. Building off this work, researchers at DOE Bioenergy Research Centers are exploring targeted genome editing techniques to customize the crop.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - January 27, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news

'You say tomato, I say genomics': Genome sequences for two wild tomato ancestors
(University of Tsukuba) A research team led by University of Tsukuba has produced genome sequences for two wild species of tomato from South America, ancestors of the cultivated tomato. The ancestral species contain thousands of genes that are not present in modern types. The novel genes will help plant breeders produce new tomatoes with features like improved disease resistance, increased tolerance for the changing climate, and improved flavor and shelf-life.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - January 27, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news

New study reveals how fences hinder migratory wildlife in the West
(University of California - Berkeley) Wildlife biologists at the University of California, Berkeley, combined GPS location data of tagged mule deer and pronghorn antelope with satellite imagery of Wyoming fences to find out just how often these animals encounter fences, and what happens when they do. The results, published on Jan. 7, 2021 in the Journal of Applied Ecology, help pinpoint which fences pose the biggest barrier to ungulates trying to access their ideal habitat.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - January 12, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news

Levels of stress hormone in saliva of newborn deer fawns may predict mortality
(Penn State) The first-ever study of the levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the saliva of newborn white-tailed deer fawns yielded thought-provoking results that have Penn State researchers suggesting predation is not the only thing in the wild killing fawns.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - January 11, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news

California Has the Second Confirmed Case of the Coronavirus Variant in the U.S.
California on Wednesday announced the nation’s second confirmed case of the new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus, offering a strong indication that the infection is spreading more widely in the United States. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the infection found in Southern California during an online conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “I don’t think Californians should think that this is odd. It’s to be expected,” Fauci said. Newsom did not provide any details about the person who was infected. The announc...
Source: TIME: Health - December 31, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: COLLEEN SLEVIN and CARLA K. JOHNSON / AP Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 overnight wire Source Type: news

A Child So Sick They Feared the Worst, Now They Urge Change
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press MONTPELIER, Idaho (AP) — Kale Wuthrich watched doctors surround his son in the emergency room, giving him fluids though IV tubes, running a battery of tests and trying to stabilize him. He was enveloped by the confusion and fear that had been building since his 12-year-old suddenly fell ill weeks after a mild bout with the coronavirus. “He was very close at that point to not making it, and basically they told me to sit in the corner and pray,” Wuthrich said. “And that’s what I did.” Related: COVID-19 in Kids — It’s Not a Small Problem Shortly after Thanksgi...
Source: JEMS Operations - December 24, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: AP News Coronavirus Idaho Patient care Pediatric Care Source Type: news

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