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65 115 Million Animals Used in Animal Experiments Science & Tech (tags: humans, protection, research, science, suffering, ethics, news, world, activists, abused, AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animalcruelty, animalrights, animals, cruelty, cats, dogs, ethics, protection, suffering, medicine, scientists, study ) Louise - 8 days ago - guardian.co.uk An estimated 115 million animals are used in animal experiments worldwide, although it is difficult to get the exact numbers. 10 comments \| visit site \| problem?
42 Fido's Not Just Yawning, He's Empathising Science & Tech (tags: research, humans, dogs, contagious yawning ) Sinikka - 13 days ago - en.epochtimes.com Dogs find human yawns contagious, suggesting they have a rudimentary capacity for empathy, British scientists said on Wednesday. 2 comments \| visit site \| problem?
33 The New B&Bs: Beagles and Bedbugs Science & Tech (tags: unusual, interesting, travel, Hotels and Motels, health, GoodNews, working dogs, scent hounds, business, dogs, beagles, scent hounds ) Kate - 122 days ago - well.blogs.nytimes.com The New York Daily News this week reports on a firm that relies on dogs to determine the presence of bedbugs. "We are inundated with requests from hotels and apartment owners," said Carl Massicott, owner of Advanced K9 Detectives. 1 comment \| visit site \| problem?
64 Minds of Their Own: Animals Are Smarter Than You Think Science & Tech (tags: discovery, investigation, animals, cats, dogs, humans, wildanimals, wildanimals, wildlife, interesting, science, study ) Jacquelin - 125 days ago - ngm.nationalgeographic.com Bit by bit, in ingenious experiments, researchers have documented these talents in other species, gradually chipping away at what we thought made human beings distinctive while offering a glimpse of where our own abilities came from. 6 comments \| visit site \| problem?
41 Study Finds Dogs, Robots Cheer Elderly Science & Tech (tags: interesting, science, technology, NewTechnology, research, humans, news, study, society, health, scientists, design, pets, dogs, animals, science ) Terrah - 173 days ago - sun-sentinel.com Dogs may have a hard time wrapping their paws around this one: Robotic competition is nipping at their heels in the man's-best-friend department. A study by Saint Louis University found that a lovable pooch named Sparky and a robotic dog, AIBO, were ... add a comment \| visit site \| problem?
46 Scientists Decode Dogspeak Science & Tech (tags: animal communication, barking, dogs ) Dory - 214 days ago - msnbc.msn.com Software analyzed barks sparked by fights, strangers, playtime 1 comment \| visit site \| problem?
30 Help for Thunder-Phobic Dogs Science & Tech (tags: dogs ) Michael - 221 days ago - sciencedaily.com A new study shows that dogs can get very upset during thunderstorms, whether or not their owner holds them. The study measured the stress hormone cortisol to be up to three times normal levels while the dogs heard recordings of a thunderstorm. add a comment \| visit site \| problem?
38 Gene Loss Contributes to Human Evolution Science & Tech (tags: humans, mice, dogs, genomes, evolution, gene loss ) Eduardo - 249 days ago - topnews.in Scientists found that the loss of genes has contributed to the evolution of the human species. The mouse and human genomes were compare, searching for genes having changes significant enough to render them non-functional somewhere since the divergence. 4 comments \| visit site \| problem?
38 Dogs Display Aspects of Human Intelligence Science & Tech (tags: dogs, intelligence, abstract concepts, research, science ) Eduardo - 266 days ago - telegraph.co.uk Dog lovers have long claimed that their pets are smarter than many of us realize. Research published today which concludes that, like us, our canine friends are able to form abstract concepts. 3 comments \| visit site \| problem?
43 Similarities In Dog And Human Breast Cancer Pre-Malignant Lesions Found Science & Tech (tags: dogs, humans, breast cancer, science ) Eduardo - 276 days ago - sciencedaily.com Pre-malignant mammary lesions in dogs and humans display many of the same characteristics, a discovery that could lead to better understanding of breast cancer progression and prevention for people and pets. add a comment \| visit site \| problem?
39 Animal Rights Groups Petition FDA To Require Human Testing Science & Tech (tags: vivisection, primates, dogs, cats, killing, negligence, dangerous, drug testing, pharmaceuticals, health, microdosing, animal rights, physicians committee for responsible, medicine, jeremy rifkin ) Live - 278 days ago - scientificblogging.com AR groups, scientists, doctors seeking to compel the US FDA to mandate the use of human-centered rather than animal testing methods when those alternatives exist. 2 comments \| visit site \| problem?
38 New US Med. Schools Will Teach With Out Animals! Science & Tech (tags: animals, GoodNews, protection, research, science, abuse, AnimalWelfare, AnimalCruelty, animalsuffering, cruelty, death, dogs, investigation, torture, disease, drugs, healthcare, medicine, treatment, antiviral, study ) Susan - 285 days ago - pcrm.org Nine new medical schools being established around the country to address the need for more physicians will not use dogs or other live animals to teach basic concepts in anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, or surgery. Ninety percent have no animal labs! add a comment \| visit site \| problem?
42 The Keys to Cat-Ness Science & Tech (tags: cats, dogs, humans, genome, similarity, science, DNA ) Eduardo - 294 days ago - sciencenow.sciencemag.org Based on the structure of the chromosomes, the cat genome much more closely resembles that of humans than that of other nonprimate species. Unlike cats and humans, pieces of chromosomes in the dog, mouse, rat, and others have been reshuffled. 6 comments \| visit site \| problem?
82 Vet's Alarm Over Puppy Killer Bug Science & Tech (tags: AnimalWelfare, dogs, dog, protection, pets ) Echo - 397 days ago - yorkpress.co.uk A DOG owner is urging others to have their pets vaccinated against a canine disease that killed his first French mastiff . 3 comments \| visit site \| problem?

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