Posts Tagged ‘brain damage’

Hydroelectric Dams Cause Salmon Brain Injuries

Hydroelectric dams cause brain damage to salmonDr. Miracle of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington has developed a method of detecting brain injuries in salmon caused by dams by comparing amounts of intact protein to amounts of breakdown protein products in cell walls.

This information is useful for redesigning hydroelectric dams to minimize damage to fish or campaigning for dam removal. According to the New [...]

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