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Biodiversity: A Mixed Picture of the Health of Habitats and Species in Europe
Brussels has adopted a new report*, “The State of Nature in the European Union,” which is intended to be the most comprehensive overview to date. This assessment will inform the...
Bee conservation at the heart of the French action plan and the European moratorium on neonicotinoids
Two days before International Day for Biological Diversity, which took place this Friday, Ecology Minister Ségolène Royal presented her supporting measures for the biodiversity...
Machine Learning: A New Tool for Predicting Reservoirs of Zoonotic Diseases
Predicting an outbreak of an infectious disease before it occurs is no longer science fiction—or almost not. In a recent study*, researchers used a computer capable of modeling...
Exotic Animals: The Tokay Gecko Harbors Resistant Bacteria
According to a study* conducted by researchers at the University of Georgia in the United States, tokay geckos ( Gekko gecko) carry enteric bacteria that have been found to be r...
Belgian Shepherds appear to be genetically protected against diabetes
Swedish researchers have recently discovered a genetic interaction that prevents the development of diabetes in Belgian Shepherds. They have identified a new mechanism in this b...
Sensory neuropathy: A DNA test can detect the genetic mutation in Border Collies
Sensory neuropathy (or progressive axonopathy) is a rare neurological disease that primarily affects Border Collies. It worsens over time, and its prognosis is poor, especially...