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A closer look at how elephants fight herpesvirus

April 17, 2018 Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus, Houston Zoo, Research, T cells, vaccine candidates

Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) affects elephants in the wild and in captivity. It can be latent in adults but in young elephants it can be

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Smaug’s Journey: Houston Zoo, Baylor collaborate to help Komodo dragon

April 10, 2015 Community, Houston, Houston Zoo, Komodo Dragon, Orthotics and Prosthetics, School of Allied Health

The patient was 16 years old, 200 pounds and 7-feet long. Vital statistics like that aren’t unusual for the Houston Zoo, but for Baylor College

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In case you missed it: Ice buckets, orangutan treatment and more

August 29, 2014 Affiliates, ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, Baylor College of Medicine, Cheyenne, Community, Dr. Paul Klotman, Events, Genetics, Healthcare, Houston, Houston Zoo, IBM Watson, Knowledge Integration Toolkit, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, orangutan, pediatrics, Social Media, Surgery, Technology

Before you head off into the holiday weekend, check out the latest news happening at Baylor College of Medicine. A special patient Our doctors recently had

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Baylor the Elephant’s story: Neighbors, friends and then collaborators

March 11, 2013 Baylor the Elephant, BCM Human Genome Sequencing Center, Community, Dr. Alan Herron, Dr. Paul Ling, EEHV, Graciela Gutierrez, Houston Zoo

Head out to the Houston Zoo and you just might notice something familiar over at the elephant compound. It’s Baylor the Elephant! The nearly three