M. Whiting

INTRODUCTION The veterinary industry has some of the highest levels of work-related injuries (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2023). In the United Kingdom (UK), around two-thirds of veterinarians are injured annually (Mills, 2015). It has been estimated that 95% of companion animal veterinarians have been injured within the last 5 years (Epp & Waldner, 2012), with between 26% and 34% being injured in the last 12 months (Fritschi et al., 2006; Johnson & Fritschi, 2024).

View Print Version Written by B. Sallato and M. Whiting, April 17, 2022. On April 12, 2022, WSU Matthew Whiting, Professor in the Horticulture Department, and Bernardita Sallato, WSU Tree Fruit Extension Specialist, hosted a meeting that brought the tree fruit industry together to discuss challenges and strategies to mitigate the impact of cold weather, wind and snow on fruit set. Here we summarized the main concerns and expand upon the key issues discussed.

Abstract The color of firefly bioluminescence is determined by the structure of luciferase. Firefly luciferase genes have been isolated from more than 30 species, producing light ranging in color from green to orange-yellow. Here, we reconstructed seven ancestral firefly luciferase genes, characterized the enzymatic properties of the recombinant proteins, and determined the crystal structures of the gene from ancestral Lampyridae.