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• n  the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

• vertebral column
• spine
• backbone
• back
• rachis

News & Articles

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• Dog DNA provides clues to spina bifida and other neural tube birth defects in humans [Life Lines]
  Weimaraner dogs are helping researchers to understand neural tube birth defects, like anencephaly (where the brain or skull do not fully develop) and spina bifida (where the spinal column is not fully enclosed). In new research published this week in PLOS One, Dr. Noa Safra (UC Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine) and colleagues mapped the genomes of…
  July 24, 2013 - ScienceBlogs