Sentences with phrase «animal data does»
Naveed Sattar at the University of Glasgow, UK, is more cautious, saying that animal data does not always reflect what's going on in people.
https://www.newscientist.com/ Not exact matches
The universe is 13.7 billion years old (cosmology: best estimate based on available data)- nothing to do with Atheism The earth is 4.5 billion years old (cosmology: best estimate based on available data)- nothing to do with Atheism Life emerged from non-life (Biogenesis theory... cause and process unknown)- nothing to do with Atheism Life spread and diversified through evolution (best available explanation)- nothing to do with Atheism Man evolved from common ape ancestor (evolution science)- nothing to do with Atheism Consciousness is an emergent property of the brain (neuroscience)- nothing to do with Atheism Emotions, memories and intelligence are functions of the brain (neuroscience)- nothing to do with Atheism Morals are emergent qualities of social animals (natural science)- nothing to do with Atheism
Regarding Meyer's 2013 Darwin's Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design, paleontologist Donald Prothero asserts that Meyer, not a paleontologist nor a molecular biologist, does not understand these scientific disciplines, therefore he misinterprets, distorts and confuses the data, all for the purpose of promoting the «God of the gaps» argument.
ian... not sure which part you wanted me to reply on, but I will take issue with yr point about homosexuality being a threat to human existence.I'm no expert on the subject, but I think we cd safely assume that the phenomena has been with us since our ancestors came out of the trees... we're now over six billion and growing at an alarming rate.Not sure where you might find the data on this supposed threat to going forth and multiplying.BTW, I have read that homosexual behaviour is observable in the animal kingdom, but I wd need to do some work to reference a credible study.
Researchers have only indirect evidence that bats are reservoirs of Ebola, Plowright says, but the data suggest that the animals probably do harbor the virus.
How do known physiology, animal experiments, or ecological data provide a context for your findings?
By attaching small data - logging packs with motion sensors to the backs of four colugos, researchers found that it takes one - and - a-half times more energy for the animals to climb up a tree and glide from point A to B than it does for them to move the same distance through the trees.
Using genetic data from modern animals to figure out what went on in the past is like flipping to the end of a novel and reading only the ending; it shows how things ended up but doesn't indicate how the story started or unfolded.
«We don't think the matter is settled,» says one of the signers, cell biologist Richard Luben of the University of California, Riverside, citing the leukemia studies and cellular and animal data.
And I've got to say, those rat data have me seriously considering a return to my old vegetarianism days — not that I dine on rats, of course, but laughing animals do make the prospect of animal suffering unusually salient and uncomfortable in my mind.
The Texas team says it was difficult to compare the health of their animals with the health of Hayes's because he didn't report hatching success, mortality, survivorship, and other data.
«We don't have any concrete data on exports from India or Sri Lanka in terms of wild - caught animals.»
By combining data from two kinds of tracking tags attached to the animals, an unusual analysis shows that sharks fatten up for the demands of migration much the way birds do, says Gen Del Raye of the University of Hawaii in Manoa.
However, there are only scant data on whether animals do indeed travel along such strips, let alone whether they mate with inhabitants of other patches.
They placed the data from the 322 animal genomes into a «tree» to determine when in an animal's evolutionary history did the CMAH gene became inactive or «turned off.»
Working quickly, they attached data - gathering tags to as many of the normally elusive animals as they could — something no one had ever done before.
Advisory committee members say they'd like more animal data on mitochondrial replacement techniques, but don't rule out allowing human trials
«That includes data that demonstrates that the vaccine does not replicate in and is not pathogenic in animals, including mice with deficient immune systems and nonhuman primates.»
The data available so far from human and animal research is encouraging, but it does however have enormous limitations.
Epidemiologic data has shown that chronic depression, stress, and lack of social support are all risk factors for cancer.14 A study in humans even showed chronic depression and even the death of a mother during childhood to be associated with increased breast cancer in women.15 While we do not have concrete evidence in humans, animal studies more definitively point to stress as a cause of cancer.
As for Colin Campbell's China Study, often cited as proof that plant - based diets are healthier than those containing animal foods, the data on consumption and disease patterns collected by the Cornell University researchers in their massive dietary survey do not support such claims.
Unsurprising, since its mostly a mouse cancer study with some NHANES reanalysis / data - mining added for headline pizazz, and cancer mortality rates in the elderly didn't corroborate their animal study.
most of his studies were done using casein, and he extrapolated all of his claims about whole animal foods from data collected on the impact of feeding an isolated dairy component.
The study, entitled «Food4Me ``, investigated 1,500 participants in seven European countries who were randomly given personalized dietary advice based on their genetic data, or instead told to follow standard dietary prescriptions such as eating lots of fruits and vegetables (don't you just love how those two are always «lumped together»), lean meats (I run like the plague when I see a lean meat because I've never once been dressing an animal I've hunted and found meat void of fat) and whole grains (which can spike your blood sugar higher than a Snicker's Bar).
These data provide support for a previous study from Japan reporting an inverse relation between higher animal protein intake and blood pressure (43), but do not support those studies in Western populations in which animal protein was found to be unrelated to blood pressure (3).
«The available data do not indicate major differences between laboratory animals and humans, therefore it must be assumed that the effects seen in animals could occur in humans as epidemiological studies in humans are insufficient to demonstrate the absence of an adverse effect of inorganic borates on fertility.
We were basing previous warnings on some outdated / skewed info, and once we brushed up more on the science / data we found that there doesn't appear to be any significant difference between synthetic retinyl palmitate and the palmitate found in animal foods.
Thus, the data from extensive in vivo studies in human subjects show that low - energy sweeteners do not have any of the adverse effects predicted by in vitro, in situ or knockout studies in animals.
The series draws on real - world events like seasons, day and night cycles, holidays etc. but I could imagine Animal Crossing mobile doing things that might have been more difficult on consoles, like pulling local weather data to reflect it in - game, or making use of GPS tracking to move between cities.
«The AWA is designed to protect animals and this shadowing of data does just the opposite.»
Responsible = completes all appropriate health tests for their breed; has breeding stock tested for appropriate temperament and physical soundness; does in - depth research on pedigrees and other data on potential breeding stock before selecting a breeding pair; puppies raised where they have contact with people for the majority of the day, experience the daily sights and sounds of an active household and have room to explore; only sells directly to the new owner; selects the right puppy (or offers a choice of possible matches) for the new owner; will not sell to someone just because they have enough money if they feel the puppy is not a good fit; keeps in touch with the new owner, is available to answer any questions and help with problems if they arise; ALWAYS will take back any animal they produced at any time in that animals life.
Guinea pigs are one of the most overpopulated animals and many shelters do not have to keep data that shows how many they are killing.
In many of today's busy Animal Hospitals, Veterinary Technicians will do some of the data and medical history gathering as well as assist the veterinarian with diagnostic and surgical procedures.
The shelter data provides us a marker for how well we, as an animal welfare field, are doing at saving lives.
We did find a trend that the animals in the experimental group were less likely to receive flea / tick or heartworm preventative, but we suspect this was due to the fact that the data for the experimental group was collected in the middle of the polar vortex winter in Northern Ohio, while data for the baseline group was collected in the fall.
Millions of animals are killed in animal shelters annually, but many shelters do not record or report data on the intake and disposition of the animals in their care.
Published in the November, 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, «Prevalence of serum antibody titers against feline panleukopenia virus, feline herpesvirus 1, and feline calicivirus in cats entering a Florida animal shelter,» presented data indicating the majority of cats coming into a shelter do not have immunity to the common feline diseases feline panleukopenia virus (FPV), feline herpesvirus 1 (FHV1) and feline calicivirus (FCV).
The Animal League does not knowingly solicit data from, or knowingly market, to children under the age of 13; and does not request or solicit personally identifiable information from said children.
When the executive director of Taysia Blue Rescue for Siberian huskies and Alaskan malamutes looks for data from similar animal welfare organizations in her Omaha, Neb., area, she doesn't have much luck.
We do this through our support of surveys and evaluations, sharing data amongst our community through Shelter Animals Count and the Searchable Database.
What we do know, from the survey data that follows, is that U.S. animal shelter killing is down to about 2.7 million per year, including about 1.4 million cats (53 %) and 1.3 million dogs (47 %).
We are always in need of volunteers to do a variety of tasks such as walk dogs, play with cats, photograph animals, drive animals to appointments, data entry, photography, behavior testing, etc..
British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection data suggests that at least 67 of the 156 registered universities in the U.K. do some animal research.
Given that a number of other animal control programs and regulatory changes were implemented during the study period, separating out the effects of a single program may be impossible... Data were not collected on how many adoptable versus nonadoptable cats were impounded, so it was not possible specifically to assess changes in outcomes for feral cats, only changes in overall cat outcomes... it can be stated that the implementation of sterilization of feral cats as part of a TNR program did not result in negative changes.
«Whittling down guesses or extrapolations from limited observations by a factor of 10 or even 100 does not make these estimates any more credible, and the fact that they are the best available data is not sufficient to justify their use when the consequence may be extermination for cats... What I find inconsistent in an otherwise scientific debate about biodiversity is how indictment of cats has been pursued almost in spite of the evidence, and without regard to the differential effects of cats in carefully selected, managed colonies, versus that of free - roaming pets, owned farm cats, or truly feral animals.
When we and other board - certified veterinary ophthalmologists do screening eye exams called Canine Animal Eye Registry (CAER) exams to help dog breeders make more informed breeding decisions, we submit the forms to OFA who analyzes the data to provide «information on trends in eye disease and breed susceptibility.»
Most of all, according to data, here are reasons animals most often land in shelters: owners who can't deal with a behavior problem and don't get suitable help; owners who move without taking their pets; people who rent an apartment or buy a condo where pets are prohibited; and owners who can no longer afford to maintain a pet.
The Florida Legislature recently mandated animal shelters to collect and report their numbers but did not mandate a standard method or a centralized repository for collecting this data.
Renowned board certified animal behaviorist and veterinarian, Dr. Karen Overall (2005) states: «There are now terrific scientific and research data that show the harm that shock collars can do behaviorally.
We do not have any good method of collecting data on animal shelters, either today or historically.