A surprise brain cancer diagnosis left Violet the French bulldog’s family reeling. A clinical trial testing a new tumor treatment seeks to bring patients like her more quality months with their families.
Worker honeybees feed, groom, and tend to the queen throughout her lifetime, which could theoretically provide an opportunity for pathogens to spread from the workers to the queen.
On May 1, the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine’s (CVM) Secure Food System (SFS) team received $1 million from USDA NIFA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) for the team’s proposed work involving tactical sciences for agricultural biosecurity.
More than 65 percent of U.S. households own a pet. Recent research has revealed that, of those pets, mainly ferrets and cats are particularly susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Drs. Yuying Liang and Hinh Ly strive to find a vaccine for COVID-19 using animal models. Find out more about their latest projects to combat this worldwide pandemic.
