Indiana bill takes aim at chronic wasting disease, but critics fear plan will hurt wild deer
An Indiana House bill meant to help deer combat chronic wasting disease calls for genetic testing, opens door for captive releases.
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A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better
Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger when an implanted device zapped their ...
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Deer farmers want to use genetics to address chronic wasting disease in Senate bill
Chronic wasting disease is an incurable illness in deer that causes neurological problems, much like mad cow disease. The DNR ...
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Deer farmers want to use genetics to address chronic wasting disease in Senate bill
But we don’t do anything to stop the disease," he said. Under the bill, deer farmers could get a permit to breed deer for genetic markers that make them more resilient to chronic wasting disease ...
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A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better
Spinal muscle atrophy or SMA is a genetic disease that gradually destroys motor neurons, nerve cells in the spinal cord that control muscles. That leads muscles to waste away, especially in the ...
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A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better
WASHINGTON — Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger – able to stand and walk more easily – when an implanted device zapped their spinal cord.