Trump taps new head of pandemic office as bird flu threat grows
President Trump has selected Gerald Parker, a veterinarian and former top-ranking federal health official, to head the White ...
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Empty headed? Largest study of its kind proves 'bird brain' is a misnomer
It's difficult to know what birds 'think' when they fly, but scientists in are getting some remarkable new insights by looking inside birds' heads. Evolutionary biologists and neuroscience researchers ...
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Paleontologists Discover Fossil of the Oldest Known Modern Bird—but It Raises More Questions Than It Answers
Paleontologists have been arguing whether modern birds developed before or after the infamous asteroid for decades. Now, a ...
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Can the U.S. head off a potential bird flu pandemic? UW-Madison researchers weigh in
Since avian influenza, also known as bird flu, was first confirmed in the U.S. in wild, migratory bids 10 years ago, the ...
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Can the U.S. head off a potential bird flu pandemic? UW-Madison researchers weigh in
How can a vaccine head off a potential pandemic? In response to the sustained spread of the virus, the USDA announced it will begin rebuilding its bird flu vaccine for poultry that matches the ...