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Scientists to develop universal anti-venom for snakebites
Around 32,000 people die from snakebites in the sub-Saharan Africa every year. Anti-venom could prevent thousands of snakebite deaths Scientists...
Secrets of the ‘Tea Chimps’ revealed
Chimpanzee holding a box of P.G. Tips tea. Documentary provides rare insight into former PG Tips chimps A one-off documentary...
Researchers discover why crocodiles gallop
Crocodiles and alligators are anatomically similar. Crocodiles have longer fibres in the limb muscles A study into why alligators do...
The cost of global bird conservation
The Blue-Crowned laughingthrush is third on the list of the top 20 birds on which conservation efforts should be targeted....
New frog species gives birth to tadpoles
The new frog species is the only one that gives birth to tadpoles as opposed to froglets or laying fertilised...
Bats a possible source of the Ebola epidemic
Children and adults hunt bats in Meliandou, but children are more likely to hunt small, insectivorous bats. Education needed to...
Reptiles linked to 27 per cent of Salmonella cases
Patients with reptile-associated Salmonella were more likely to be hospitalised. New research finds severity of disease is higher in reptile-associated...
Rat owners warned of infection risk
Rat bite fever (RBF) can be fatal in humans and is mainly caused by S. moniliformis. Ten-year-old boy dies after...
Guinea pigs linked to Strep infection
Lab testing indicates the two human cases of Streptococcal infection were linked to guinea pig exposure. Two patients have developed...
Defra announce new measures to combat bTB
The announcement follows the publication of results from the second year of badger culling, which revealed that 341 badgers were...
