Sentences with phrase «used simpler animals»

«For the past 30 or 40 years, scientists have used simpler animals to figure out how fear might work in humans,» Sreekanth Chalasani, associate professor in Salk's Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory and senior author of the paper, said in a statement.

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One of the simplest things to go around by the oral tradition is the use of animals for transportation, which, in turn, is passed down from generation to generation.

Start with the studies done by Jane Goodall, and then continue with a HUGE variety of other animal studies that PROVE animals have morals, they use tools, build societies and cultures, have their own languages (such as the prarie dogs... simple little rodents right?

For us, this philosophy is very simple: use nutritious, plant - based ingredients and leave out inflammatory animal products and allergens.

These are the simple ingredients you'll need to make these precious iced animal crackers from scratch: a homemade batch or two of circus animal crackers, three premium white chocolate baking bars, pink gel food coloring (I use Wilton Neon Gel Food Coloring), and nonpareil rainbow sprinkles.

The pattern around the frame at the top uses a series of cartoon - like simple images of a giraffe and other animals.

Designed using a simple puzzle concept, SHOEZOOZ educational shoe stickers are adorable educational animal shoe stickers that adhere inside the heels of kids» shoes.

This simple three - piece puzzle features big, chunky farm animal pieces that each have their own knobs for easy use.

Simple, rhyming text introduces eleven animals and the surprising tools they use, including an octopus that hides in a coconut, a dolphin that protects its nose with a sponge, and a deer that bedecks its antlers with heaping piles of mud and grass.

For animals like us, eating seems pretty simple: You bite the food directly, or you use arms to shovel it in.

Researchers who conduct animal studies often don't use simple safeguards against biases that have become standard in human clinical trials — or at least they don't report doing so in their scientific papers, making it impossible for readers to ascertain the quality of the work, an analysis of more than 2500 journal articles shows.

Using the freshwater polyp Hydra as a model organism, the Kiel - based researchers and their international colleagues investigated how the simple nervous system of these animals interacts with the microbiome.

Complex phenomena — which we have so far only been able to study in live animals - can now be investigated in simple laboratory experiments using cultivated cells,» says postdoc Hans Christian Cederberg Helms from the Department of Pharmacy.

«The goal is to achieve a very clear understanding — in simple terms — of all the tools an animal can use to evolve.»

Collins said that because Hydra is such a simple animal and because it is able to regenerate after complete dissociation into individual cells, it offers researchers the opportunity to use similar techniques as the ones employed in their experiments to examine how an organism develops from an unstructured group of cells into a complex body plan.

Many of the bones also show evidence of cut marks made when hominins used simple stone tools to remove animal flesh.

Once the answer would have been a simple no: although animals may communicate by issuing a bark, shriek, or moo, those vocalizations — to use the animal behaviorists» careful distinction — were assumed to have no specific internal meaning.

hydra Simple aquatic animals, similar to sea anemones, that grow on stalks and use tentacles to gather bits of food from the surrounding water.

The phylogenetic position of the cephalochordate amphioxus, together with its relatively simple and evolutionarily conserved morphology and genome structure, has led to its use as a model for studies of animal evolution, with a special focus on the origin of deuterostomes, chordates, and vertebrates.

Around 3 billion people cook and heat their homes using open fires and simple stoves burning biomass (wood, animal dung, and crop waste) and coal.

The simple truth is that the animal - oriented agricultural system as it has evolved over two centuries in America makes a more efficient use of available land to provide essential, high - quality protein, with fewer surplus calories, and at a lower cost, than any other system that has presently been devised.

An upgraded version of the snack stick, these premium meat strips are created using high quality animal protein, clean seasonings, and simple dehydration.

An upgraded version of the snack stick, EPIC's premium meat strips are created using high quality animal protein, clean seasonings, and simple dehydration.

The simple alternative is to use our human intelligence and extract the B - 12 directly from the bacteria and completely avoid all the negative health consequences of consuming animal foods.

This healing program works on an energetic level, using three simple steps, all of which are done under the guidance of a certified NES Health Bioenergetics Animal WellNES Coach.

Simple sorting activity featuring the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, Could be used as an independent activity or with a small group.

Year 6 Science Assessments and Tracking Objectives covered: Describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organisms, plants and animals Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics Identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood Recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function Describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans Recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago Recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution Recognise that light appears to travel in straight lines Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain that objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into the eye Explain that we see things because light travels from light sources to our eyes or from light sources to objects and then to our eyes Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them Associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in the circuit Compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on / off position of switches Use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram

He may not say very much but I found the use of simple songs very good at gaining and getting him to interact with me whilst at the same time teaching him about animals.

Kindergarten: Five senses, Promoting Good Health, Weather / Seasons, Animals, Sunshine and Shadows, Plants, Water play First: Seasons / Earth, Sky and Moon, Properties of Matter, Force and Motion, Embryology Second: Chemical and Physical Interactions, Measurement, Plant Adaptations & Life Cycles, Solar System Third: Water, Matter, Energy and Life Cycles (using the butterfly) Fourth: Earth's Landforms, Properties of Matter, Electricity & Magnetism, Simple Machines, Plants & Animals Fifth: Pond Life, Sound and Light, Looking at Liquids, Minerals

Retailers can help by getting the word out that a few simple precautions can usually protect against zoonotic diseases — things such as washing hands with soap and water after handling animals, never using the same sink area for food - preparation as you do for cleaning your animals, their cages and toys, and thoroughly disinfecting immediately after any «accidents.»

Desensitizing your pet dog to being touched everywhere makes it simpler to condition your animal so it doesn't assault a visitor who touches your canine in a place that your animal is not used to being touched.

Based on the family of figure eights and simple mechanical advantage systems, this class offers participants a chance to examine in detail commonly used rescue knots and haul systems used in both technical small and large animal rescue.

A simple autosomal recessive means that the condition can occur in either sex and that it is generally transmitted by what appear to be normal animals though the late onset of the condition can result in «affected» dogs producing the defect because they were used prior to their «affected» state being known.

PETA operates under the simple principle that animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment.

BPA - free and safe for use by dogs and small animals, it is a practical and simple to use water bottle for all manner of activities.

One of the main reasons pet food manufacturers use carbohydrates like corn, wheat, and soy ingredients is because they are cheaper than animal products — it is that simple.

The message sent was simple «We are opposed to the use of unsafe and unnecessary vaccines and to the dangerous medical practice of administering vaccines to animals receiving veterinary care in times of emergency.»

In summing up, as long as you keep the cattery simple, use nonporous materials, provide plenty of light, space and circulating air and clean & disinfect on a regular basis, you should have healthy cats and enough time left over to enjoy your animals.

While Marine animal trainers usually use a whistle to mark the behaviors (the sound travels better underwater), we use a simple piece of metal and plastic which clarifies (in the dog's mind), what is expected of him at an exact point in time without stress and confusion.

Dr. Emilio DeBess, the Oregon State Public Health Veterinarian encourages all pet owners to use simple techniques to reduce the transfer of the H1N1 virus from themselves to their cats, dogs, ferrets, birds and all other household animals.

Using a simple dewormer such as Strongid costs an average of about 50 cents per animal.

The positive training and behavior modification techniques that we use are based on the science of how animals learn and have proven to be extremely effective — whether teaching your dog a simple behavior like sit or dealing with a serious behavior problem such as aggression.

Carry a Roadside Rescue Kit of simple household articles packed in your vehicle and ready for use to help animals in distress.

Plaster and gauze or fiberglass casts are not used on dogs and cats for one simple reason: the animal can not tell the doctor what is going on under the cast.

Hippo Manager was named after THE animal and in combination with our veterinary software's ability to align with HIPAA privacy laws, so, in believing our beautiful practice management software would stand out in a crowd of cloud - based software providers that clutter the customer experience, Hippo Manager offers a FRESH, clean user interface that's easy to use and simple to learn.

Topics being covered this year will include: • Social Media Boot - camp for Pet Retailers - New • Making SuperZoo Work for You • Cause Marketing for Retail Stores - New • How Content Marketing Can Grow Your Pet Business - New • Mining Diamonds in Your Own Backyard - New • Create Your Winning Strategy for Pet - New • How You Can Utilize the Management and Leadership Skills of the Titans of the Business World to Grow Your Business • How to Increase Sales Using Simple Merchandising Techniques - New PB: What types of issues will be tackled in the School of Animal Wellness?

Tammy also has experience applying the STARR method (as developed and described by Team Education in Animal Behavior) which can help reduce reactivity in dogs using simple clicker training techniques.

Along with a registered name, these animals often also have a simpler «pet name» known as a call name for dogs or a stable name for horses, which is used by their owners or handlers when talking to the animal.

Contrary to the older, simpler and more traditional attacks, Warden's use summoned animals to deal damage.

There is also a simple levelling system that is fed by kills, mining, breeding animals, and several other productive tasks that you can then use to upgrade weapons, tools, and armour.