Texas A&M Researchers Uncover Secrets Of Horse Genetics For Conservation, Breeding
New research on the Y chromosome will allow geneticists to trace the paternal line in horses. Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) are helping uncover new information about the Y chromosome in horses, which will help owners identify optimal lineages for breeding and help conservationists preserve breed diversity. […]
Mexican Free-Tailed Bats In Texas Do Not Carry The Chagas Disease Parasite, Texas A&M Researchers Find
While bats spread a number of zoonotic diseases that affect both people and animals, researchers found no indication of T. cruzi in 300 Mexican free-tailed bats, making it unlikely that bats contribute significantly to the spread of Chagas disease in Texas. Bats are widely known around the world for their role in the spread of […]
VMBS Professor Receives American Medical Writers Association President’s Award
Dr. Barbara Gastel, a professor in the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (VMBS) Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, has been selected to receive the 2024 President’s Award from the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA). AMWA is an organization of more than 4,000 members that promotes excellence in medical communication and provides […]
Texas A&M Research Collaboration Uncovers How Domestic Rabbits Become Feral In The Wild
Researchers at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have uncovered how natural selection “rewilds” domestic rabbits. The study, recently published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, helps answer the question of how normally tame rabbits — which have many natural predators — can become a force of ecological destruction when purposefully […]
Texas A&M Researchers Share Road Map Promoting Sustainable Fishing
The new system can also be used to assess and manage the genetic diversity of any species. Researchers at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have released a road map to help the global fishing industry become more sustainable. The five-step plan outlines how the fishing industry can use population […]
Australian Timor Ponies Have Genetic Diversity Necessary For Breeding Program, Texas A&M Researchers Find
The tropical breed may prove vital to Australia as global warming continues to cause climate changes. Researchers at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) collaborated with Australian geneticists to determine whether the country’s population of Timor ponies are genetically diverse enough to support a designated breeding program. Timor ponies, which […]
Bat ‘Nightclubs’ May Be The Key To Solving The Next Pandemic
The evolution of viral tolerance in Myotis bats may hold the key to preventing future pandemics. Bats carry some of the deadliest zoonotic diseases that can infect both humans and animals, such as Ebola and COVID-19. In a recently published article in the journal Cell Genomics, a Texas A&M research team revealed that some species […]
Texas A&M Researchers Studying Reproductive Abnormalities That Cause Sterility In Horses
Researchers at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have received a $640,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to study abnormalities in sex development that affect the reproductive capabilities of some horses. The new project will examine a diverse group of about 100 sterile horses, including those […]
Texas A&M Researchers Use Quantum Computing To Predict Gene Relationships
In a new multidisciplinary study, researchers at Texas A&M University showed how quantum computing — a new kind of computing that can process additional types of data — can assist with genetic research and used it to discover new links between genes that scientists were previously unable to detect. Their project used the new computing […]
Texas A&M Researchers Improve Methods To Measure Contaminants, Like Mercury, In Fish
Texas A&M University-led research is filling in data gaps and developing new tools to improve trace elements monitoring of fish and their consumers – including both people and wildlife – in the state of Alaska. Alaska fisheries provide about 60% of total U.S. seafood harvests, according to Alaska’s Resource Development Council, and are key foods […]
