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Australia-Promising Canine Cancer Vaccine

Researchers at Sydney, Australia’s Kolling Institute have developed and tested a vaccine on 30 dogs with advanced melanoma, bone cancer and liver cancer. So far the results have been positive, slowing the growth of the original tumors and helping to prevent others from occurring. Dr. Chris Weir, who developed the vaccine, used dogs because their […]
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The Rosy Boa’s normal habitat is desert, rocky chaparral and ravines. It is one of two boas native to the U.S. Rosy Boas are calm, gentle snakes making them good pets. They live about 18 years (although there is on record of one living close to 60 years old) and grow to 2-3 feet long. […]