Equidae is the family of horse-like animals, order Perissodactyla. It is sometimes known as the horse family. Apart from the horses, other extant equids include the donkey, the four zebras and the onager. All of these are in the genusEquus.
American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 (American Chemical Society) The American Chemical Society News Service Weekly Press Package contains reports from 36 major peer-reviewed journals on chemistry, health, medicine, energy, environment, food, nanotechnology and other hot topics. H. Pylori bacteria may help prevent some esophageal cancers Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 (American Association for Cancer Research) Some bacteria may help protect against the development of a type of esophageal cancer, known as adenocarcinoma, according to a new review of the medical literature. These bacteria, which are called Helicobacter pylori, live in the stomachs of humans. Metastatic movements in 3-D Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 (Rockefeller University Press) Caswell et al. report in the Journal of Cell Biology how the altered behavior of integrins can prompt metastatic movement in tumor cells.
Animal Web: Equidae - Information on the Mountain, Grevy's and Plains zebra.
Back from the Brink - Article about the rescue campaign for the nearly extinct Przewalski horse.
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The Quagga Project - Attempts to breed through selection a population of Plains Zebras, which in its external appearance, and possibly genetically as well, will be closer, if not identical to the former population known as Quagga, which was exterminated during the second half of the 19th century.
theBigZoo.com: Grevy's Zebra - Facts, photos and videos of Grevy's zebra.
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Wild Horses -- an American Romance - History and current state of wild horses in America.
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A veterinarian explains one of the most commonly encountered respiratory diseases affecting equidae...