Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:00:00 EDT First cloned horse using oocytes from a live mare Researchers have achieved another cloning first with the successful delivery of a foal using oocytes from a live mare, the first such clone in the world.
Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EDT Mutant gene link to West Nile virus in horses The same mutated gene that makes humans more susceptible to the potentially fatal West Nile virus is also responsible for the virus affecting horses, according to scientists in Australia.
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EDT Horse chestnut tree disease: Conquering conker canker Scientists have decoded the genome of a bacterium that is threatening the UK's historic landscape. Analysis of the genome has provided the first clues to the evolutionary origin of the disease and to its ability to spread so fast. It will allow scientists to determine which genes might be necessary for infection of a tree host so they can be targeted to control the disease.
Sat, 17 Apr 2010 05:00:00 EDT Immune molecules target swine- and avian-origin influenza Immune molecules known as antibodies that protect against influenza virus infection target the highly variable influenza protein HA. It is thought the antibodies generated by an individual's immune system protect against only a few closely related influenza viruses. However, new research indicates that some individuals vaccinated with seasonal influenza vaccine produce antibodies that can target the forms of HA used by the deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus and the recent swine-origin pandemic H1N1 influenza virus.
