Posts Tagged: identifying

Procedures for Identifying Infectious Prions After Passage Through the Digestive System of an Avian Species
June 30, 2019
Infectious prion (PrPRes) material is likely the cause of fatal, neurodegenerative transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) diseases. Transmission of TSE diseases, such as chronic wasting disease (CWD), is presumed to be from animal to animal as well as from environmental sources. … read more
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Scientist at Work: Identifying Individual Gray Wolves by Their Howls
June 15, 2019
Love them or hate them, wolves are vital members of natural ecosystems and the health of a wolf population can be an important factor in maintaining balance among species. Wolf populations are growing in North America – the Great Lakes region in … read more
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