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‘Dogs have a magic effect’: how pets can improve our mental health →

March 25, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Canine companions trigger similar neural pathways to the parent-baby bond, and reduce loneliness and depression. Now new pet therapy trials are reporting dramatic effects. THE GUARDIAN

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March 25, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
mental health, pet therapy, dogs
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These bacteria-sniffing dogs are protecting your orange juice from a global citrus pandemic →

February 27, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Trained to sniff out the pathogen that causes citrus greening, these USDA-trained canines are helping track down the destructive disease to help farmers stop the bacteria before it destroys their farms. FAST COMPANY

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February 27, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
dogs, farming, citrus disease
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