With its amazing capacity to regenerate tissues and organs, its ability to reproduce in a laboratory environment and the ease with which its genes can be manipulated, the Mexican salamander, or axolotl, holds enormous promise as a model for the study of regenerative medicine. But unlike research on traditional models like the mouse, fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) and roundworm (Caenorhabditis …
Dr. Jane
February 5, 2022
A new episode of our podcast, “Show Me the Science,” has been posted. At present, these podcast episodes are highlighting research and patient care on the Washington University Medical Campus as our scientists and clinicians confront the COVID-19 pandemic. The omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 arrived in the United States around Thanksgiving. Within a few weeks, it was the dominant variant …
Dr. Jane
January 25, 2022
In a recent study published in Canine Medicine and Genetics, an international team of researchers led by veterinary geneticist Danika Bannasch of the University of California, Davis shows that the majority of dog breeds are highly inbred, contributing to increases in disease and healthcare costs affecting their breeds Lifespan. “It’s amazing how important inbreeding seems to be to health,” Bannasch …
Dr. Jane
December 31, 2021
One dog died and others tested positive after a highly contagious virus swept Christchurch. Last week, three dogs from the Dogwatch Sanctuary Trust on Dyers Rd, Christchurch tested positive for parvovirus, one of which dogs died. Trust Operations Manager Kelly Burt said the virus was highly contagious, deadly and should be taken seriously. “This is a serious health crisis for …
Dr. Jane
December 15, 2021
A WOMAN whose little puppy caught a highly dangerous virus in a dog home, it was her “touch and go” to see if she would survive. Nilly-Mae Sims said her Cavachon puppy Wilma contracted the highly contagious parvovirus earlier this month at the Woodside Animal Center in Leicester. 3 Wilma, the Cavachon puppy, contracted the highly dangerous parvovirus earlier this …
Dr. Jane
December 2, 2021
Dog breeds are often recognized for distinctive traits – the short legs of a dachshund, the wrinkled face of a pug, the spotted fur of a dalmatian. Unfortunately, the genetics that give different breeds their distinctive traits are often the result of inbreeding. In a study recently published in Canine Medicine and Genetics, an international team of researchers led by …
