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UP Vet Improves Survival Chances of Pangolins with Another World-First

UP VET IMPROVES SURVIVAL CHANCES OF PANGOLINS WITH ANOTHER WORLD-FIRS

Dr Karin Lourens has carried out many world-firsts in the treatment of pangolins – and now she is giving these illegally trafficked animals an even better chance of survival after being the first to chart the normal reference intervals of a healthy pangolin.

These mammals have no natural predators and have been on the planet for 80 million years, but they are now critically endangered.

UP's Academic's Work on African Mole-Rat Research Could Pave Way for New Painkillers for Humans

UP ACADEMICS’ WORK ON AFRICAN MOLE-RAT RESEARCH COULD PAVE WAY FOR NEW PAINKILLERS FOR HUMANS

Three University of Pretoria (UP) scientists are part of a team whose research on African mole-rats has led to a discovery that may hold the key to pain management in humans.