Resistant bacterial infections and human immune system disorders may one day be conquered with the help of alligator blood. After a lifetime of fascination with and study of crocodilians, Mark Merchant of McNeese State University has focused his research on the antibacterial power of alligator serum. Merchant knew from what he had seen that the […]
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Mar 28
Mar 28
Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. Provides Section 19(a) Notice
By Herp News This notice provides stockholders of Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. with information regarding the distribution paid on March 28, 2013 and cumulati Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Snapper turtle : Out of the wash, into the classroom
By Herp News The snapping turtle that was seized from Arneek Wright’s home Monday, Mar. 25, 2013. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Unraveling The Bizarre Features Of The Turtle Genome
By Herp News Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The western painted turtle ( Chrysemys picta bellii ) is one of the most widespread species of turtle in North America. This creature is found in fresh, slow-moving waters from southern Canada to northern Mexico and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. And because […]
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neores' Blog – It's crazy!
It’s crazy what lengths we go to domesticate these beautiful animals. It’s crazy the feeling we get for these animals. It’s crazy how your local bet hustles you cuz you go no choice but them, anyways what’s not crazy is that Ninjas dead!! Worked so hard payed so much money for Ninja n still nothing. […]
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Getting under the shell of the turtle genome
By Herp News The genome of the western painted turtle , one of the most widespread, abundant and well-studied turtles in the world, has been sequenced. The data show that, like turtles themselves, the rate of genome evolution is extremely slow; turtle genomes evolve at a rate that is about a third that of the […]
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Is it the end for Britain’s hedgehogs?
By Herp News As hedgehogs all over the United Kingdom wake up from their winter hibernation, activists will be carefully counting their hogs. Every year, the hedgehog population in Britain’s rural towns declines by an estimated 5 percent. But between 2011 and 2012, a survey conducted by the People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES), a […]
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Getting under the shell of the turtle genome
By Herp News The genome of the western painted turtle, one of the most widespread, abundant and well-studied turtles in the world, has been sequenced. The data show that, like turtles themselves, the rate of genome evolution is extremely slow; turtle genomes evolve at a rate that is about a third that of the human […]
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Getting under the shell of the turtle genome
By Herp News ( BioMed Central ) The genome of the western painted turtle one of the most widespread, abundant and well-studied turtles in the world, is published this week in Genome Biology. The data show that, like turtles themselves, the rate of genome evolution is extremely slow; turtle genomes evolve at a rate that […]
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