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US Academy honors 15 for major contributions to science

...outstanding contribution to naval architecture and marine engineering, goes to Donald Liu, retired executive...hree years for excellence in published research on marine or freshwater algae – goes to Sabeena Merchant, professor of biochemistry, department of chemistry a...

Earth Will Feel The Impact Of Global Warming

...ding a mass extinction of deep-sea bottom-dwelling marine life. Fossil records indicate key migrations of...al warming and a massive extermination of deep-sea marine life, they said. Edited (ANI)...

Marine Reserves Protect Coral Reefs

... these reports. // The researchers looked at how a marine park in the Bahamas was affected by the return of ...world," Mumby added. The researchers found that marine reserves might provide exactly the right conditions to allow this to happen. Interestingly, once par...

Unregulated Fish Industry Harms Health Of Women

...ng industry towards preserving the slice and shell marine products.// The National Institute of Occupational... shelling to hardening and processing a variety of marine products, including squids and seaweed, these women soon become prone to all sorts of health problem...

Compound From Cyanobacterium Can Fight Alzheimer’

...ly known as 'pond scum.' Cyanobacteria and other marine natural products have been increasingly found to b...n largely unexplored, experts say. Now, a common marine organism could lead to yet another potential health benefit. There is no cure for Alzheimer's at pre...

Poisonous Gas Caused Mass Extinction

...d that although the polysaccharides are remains of marine sediments, they are derived from land, supporting ...ans provides a direct link between terrestrial and marine ecological crises, suggesting that the ecosystem collapse on land could have contributed to the end-...

Sex Played A Vital Role For Evolution Of Infectious Diseases

... soil, has also infected a variety of domestic and marine animals, including dogs, cats, llamas and porpoises. The potentially life-threatening Cryptococcus neoformans invades the central nervous system to cause disease. It most commonly affects immune-compromised patients such as organ transplant recipie...

Toxin from the sea to relieve pain

...onditions. The toxin is produced in the venom of marine cone snails called Conus victoriae found along the north west coast of Australia. The snail uses the venom to paralyze the prey before killing it for food. At least 20 people have been known to die from poisoning by envenomation by cone snails. The ...

In Search Of Drugs From the Ocean

...treatment for some of our deadliest diseases. Many marine organisms are already in development to benefit humans. Bryozoans, gastropods and sponges work against cancer. Marine fungus is an anti-inflammatory, and sea whips fight tuberculosis. Currently, there are about 30 marine-derived pharmaceuticals in va...

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