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New Rochelle, NY, May 20, 2009-Small synthetic fragments of genetic material called small interfering RNA (siRNA) can block production of abnormal proteins; however, these exciting new drug candidates can also induce a strong immune response, causing toxic side effects. Understanding how siRNA stimulates this undesirable immune activity, how to test for it, and how to design siRNA drugs to avoid it are critical topics explored in a timely review article published online ahead of print in Oligonucleotides, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (www.liebertpub.com) The article is available free online at www.liebertpub.com/oli

Fossil remains of a 47-million-year-old animal have been determined to be an extremely early primate close to the emergence of the evolutionary branch leading to humans.

Elephants, tigers, lions and bears are least suited to circus life, says first global welfare study

This spring, VORTEX2 — more than 40 cars and trucks, carrying more than 80 scientists and crewmembers — is crossing the Great Plains on the hunt for tornadoes. Hunters hope to learn more about what causes the twisters, and how to predict them earlier and more accurately.

Australian police have arrested a man for animal cruelty after he allegedly shot two kangaroos with arrows and left them for dead.The animals survived the attacks, which left one kangaroo with an arro...

Dushanbe residents won’t any longer be allowed to have domestic animals at home -- that is according to a new decision made by Tajik parliamentarians. The list of banned livestock includes cows,...

Oxford University defends three-year research into the animals' behaviour but is dismissed by farmersThe assumption has always been that rainy weather is good for ducks. Now a three-year study funded to the tune of £300,000 by the taxpayer has proved it.Two scientists from the University of Oxford gave a lucky group of farm ducks access to a pond, a water trough and a shower. They discovered that the ducks spent an awful lot of time under the shower, sometimes just standing there, others drinking from it.Perhaps inevitably, the revelation that ducks seem to enjoy water washing over them has not impressed everyone. Susie Squire of the Taxpayers' Alliance, called the research a 'bonkers waste of money'.She said: 'It is common sense that ducks like rain and water. The last thing the government should be allocating scarce resources to is this sort of nonsense.'The Devon chairman of the National Farmers Union, Anthony Rew, said the study proved that Defra, the government department that ove

ALDF YouTube Channel SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - May 20, 2009) - New Brunswick, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Quebec are the best provinces and territories in Canada to be an animal ...

A researcher has devised a way to re-grow decayed tooth enamel in a patient's mouth, repairing damage caused by tooth decay.

PASCO, Wash. -- Just 36 percent of ranchers are taking part in a federal program started five years ago to trace livestock in the event of a disease outbreak.U.S. Department of Agriculture officials ...