Animal science

 In the last post we looked at typical tests done from blood and urine. The list was by no means comprehensive, and in fact we only scratche...

Our pets and farm animals get checked by the vet every once in a while. Often the vet needs a sample to test. For us owners the samples are ...

Immunotherapy sounds complicated, but it basically comes down to a simple definition: medical treatments aimed at or using the immune system...

In the last post we covered the anatomical terms for directions. Now we'll discuss planes - not the flying kind, but planes that divide ...

An old Internet story claims that a 10-year old boy described a cow thus: "A cow has seven sides: upside, downside, upper side, below s...

Animals, just like humans, show behaviors. If you just see a picture without a context it's hard to say what is happening - or why. For ...

Sensitization and habituation are two essential terms when it comes to animal research. They describe the way animals' reactions change ...