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Philadelphia Inquirer

Counting and cuddling bear cubs across Pennsylvania

Scott Larsen of the School of Veterinary Medicine and a team of biologists are tagging, recording, and monitoring black bears in Pennsylvania while helping to change public perception of bears.

Philadelphia Inquirer

More people are testing their dogs’ DNA. That helped these two Philly siblings reunite

Margret Casal of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that the accuracy of tests for dog-breed identification depends on the “DNA library” a company has access to.

Scientific American

Mice with two fathers? Researchers develop egg cells from male mice

Kotaro Sasaki of the School of Veterinary Medicine thinks that producing human gametes could become technically feasible within a decade.

The New York Times

At long last, a donkey family tree

Dean Richardson of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that it wouldn’t take many generations to selectively breed larger and larger donkeys.

A microscopic image stained to show cells in the intestines

The immune system does battle in the intestines to keep bacteria in check

New research from Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine demonstrates that Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, a relative of the bacterial pathogen that causes plague, triggers the body’s immune system to form lesions in the intestines called granulomas.

The Horse

Do mares really need antibiotics for bacterial endometritis?

Tamara Dobbie of the School of Veterinary Medicine calls for a responsible, evidence-based approach to antibiotics when treating mares with bacterial endometritis.

KYW Newsradio (Philadelphia)

Canine influenza virus may be winding down in Philadelphia region, but vets advise caution

Deborah Mandell of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that the recent canine influenza outbreak in Pennsylvania appears to be slowing down, though she still advises precautionary measures.

Science News

Bird flu can jump to mammals. Should we worry?

Louise Moncla’s lab at the School of Veterinary Medicine is developing ways to scan genetic blueprints of past outbreaks for signatures of a virus that can jump between different animal species.

National Geographic

What does cancer smell like? These animals can sniff it out

A study co-authored by Cynthia Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine finds that dogs can be trained to detect chronic wasting disease in deer feces.

microscopic image with blue, red, and green fluorescent labeling indicates cells that are developing to resemble germ cells

Rewiring blood cells to give rise to precursors of sperm

School of Veterinary Medicine researchers teamed with scientists at the University of Texas at San Antonio to transform blood cells to regain a flexible fate, growing into a precursor of sperm cells.

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