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Scientists edit chicken genes to make them resistant to bird flu
Scientists in Britain have used gene-editing techniques to stop bird flu spreading in chicken cells grown in a lab - a key step towards making genetically-altered chickens that could halt a human flu pandemic.
Source: Reuters: Health - June 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Louder for the people in the back: Stop 'kissing and snuggling' chickens, CDC warns
Since January, a salmonella outbreak has been sweeping across the US, sickening 52 people across 21 states. In interviews, 23 people said they came into contact with live poultry.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Latest Salmonella Outbreak: Do You Have Chickens In The Backyard?
Got chickens or other poultry in the backyard? Pay attention to this CDC warning.
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - May 19, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Contributor Source Type: news
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Backyard Chickens
Backyard flocks of live poultry have been linked with salmonella outbreaks that have sickened 52 people in 21 states, the CDC says.
Source: WebMD Health - May 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
There ’s a Real-Life Inspiration for Game of Thrones’ Valyrian Steel. Here’s How Its Long-Lost Secrets Were Revealed
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones.
As the Game of Thrones saga winds down, Valyrian steel has never been more important. It’s one of the few substances known to kill White Walkers, but only about a half-dozen known characters currently wield weapons made from the magical material — and it’s not possible to make more. That’s because, according to the lore of the show and A Song of Ice and Fire books, the secret for forging the metal was lost long before the Game of Thrones story starts.
Valyrian steel is also one more way in which Game of Thrones, fantastical though it is, has ...
Source: TIME: Science - April 22, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Lily Rothman Tags: Uncategorized onetime Television Source Type: news
Is there a female cycle of violence after exposure to childhood maltreatment? A meta-analysis - Augsburger M, Basler K, Maercker A.
Several studies have demonstrated a vicious cycle of violence, in which experiences of childhood maltreatment (CM) transition into later perpetration of aggressive acts. But evidence for the presence of this cycle in adult women is mixed. The aim of this m...
Source: SafetyLit - April 19, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Sweden has figured out how to keep food free of salmonella. Why can't Canada?
Sweden has strict regulations to keep chickens and other animals salmonella-free. As a result, few people in that country get sick from the bacteria, while outbreaks caused by contaminated food continue to happen in Canada.
Source: CBC | Health - March 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Nova Scotia Source Type: news
Chickens Help Scientists Pinpoint Origin of Rare, Deadly Virus
MONDAY, March 11, 2019 -- Much like a canary in a coal mine, Florida chickens have warned researchers of a rare but deadly mosquito-borne virus in their midst.
These sentinels have revealed that eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) originates...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 11, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Could CRISPR Diagnostics Provide a Valuable Weapon in the Fight against Pandemic Flu?
Conclusion: What Could This Mean for CRISPR Diagnostics?
While any point-of-care tests—whether existing nucleic acid assays or CRISPR diagnostics as discussed in this article—aren’t going to assist in identifying the completely unknown, they will provide some of the solution once the pathogen has been identified. Then with the need for specific tests to be rushed out all over the world, the potential speed of CRISPR assay development, particularly if pre-amplification were not required, might come into its own. These tests would be distributed quickly around the world b...
Source: MDDI - March 8, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Paul Wilkins Tags: IVD Source Type: news
Split-Sex Animals Are Unusual, Yes, but Not as Rare as You ’ d Think
From butterflies to chickens to lobsters, mixed male-female bodies offer clues as to why certain diseases strike one gender more often than the other.
Source: NYT Health - February 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: KAREN WEINTRAUB Tags: Genetics and Heredity Chromosomes Hormones Birds Butterflies and Moths Mammals your-feed-science Research Biology and Biochemistry Source Type: news
Reverse Engineering for SDGs
Dr. Kakoli Ghosh, Strategic Program on Sustainable Agriculture Management Team, FAO Ms. Loreta Zdanovaite, Partnerships Officer, Division of Partnerships, FAOBy Kakoli Ghosh and Loreta ZdanovaiteROME, Feb 20 2019 (IPS)When young people from small towns and villages seek higher education they have to usually migrate to big cities leaving their local communities behind. On completion of their degree from the Universities, they generally prefer staying in cities, in search of a good job and a successful career. Though this is a standard practice, it is also a case of lost opportunities, especially for students who pursue high...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 20, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kakoli Ghosh and Loreta Zdanovaite Tags: Africa Development & Aid Economy & Trade Education Environment Featured Food & Agriculture Global Green Economy Headlines Health Labour Natural Resources Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Trade & Investment Water & Sa Source Type: news
Rubber and Wood in Chicken Nuggets: Why 120,000 Pounds Were Recalled
Three separate recalls have been issued this month by Tyson Foods and Perdue. What ’ s happening to America ’ s chicken nuggets?
Source: NYT Health - January 31, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: SANDRA E. GARCIA Tags: Food Contamination and Poisoning Chickens Recalls and Bans of Products Tyson Foods Inc Perdue Farms Inc Agriculture Department Salmonella (Bacteria) Labeling and Labels (Product) Source Type: news
120,000 Pounds, Recalled: What ’ s Happening to America ’ s Chicken Nuggets?
Three separate recalls have been issued this month by Tyson Foods and Perdue. The reasons vary, but many nuggets contained rubber or wood.
Source: NYT Health - January 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: SANDRA E. GARCIA Tags: Food Contamination and Poisoning Chickens Recalls and Bans of Products Tyson Foods Inc Perdue Farms Inc Agriculture Department Salmonella (Bacteria) Labeling and Labels (Product) Source Type: news
Researchers Find Way For Chickens To Lay Eggs Filled With Cancer-Killing Drugs
BOSTON (CBS) – Researchers in Scotland say they have found a way to have chickens lay eggs filled with medicine. It’s a method that could make some drugs much more affordable.
Scientists at The University of Edinburgh have genetically modified the birds to produce human proteins in their eggs that boost the immune system. Now, the chickens are laying eggs containing cancer-killing drugs.
Researchers in Scotland have genetically modified chickens to produce human proteins in their eggs (WBZ-TV)
“In the past, making these transgenic animals has been very inefficient very expensive and difficult,” says Professor Helen...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Seen On WBZ-TV Cancer Dr. Mallika Marshall Source Type: news
No yolk! Eggs from genetically-modified chickens could be used to fight cancer and arthritis
A study by the University of Edinburgh found modifying the farm animal's DNA causes their eggs to contain proteins that are often lacking in people suffering from common diseases.
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
