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Pretreating rogue cancer cells with aspirin cripples their resistance to targeted therapy

...ent extinction, each of which is in need of urgent conservation action at a single remaining site on Earth. The study found that just one-third of the sites are known to have legal protection, and most are surrounded by human population densities that are approximately three times the global average. Conserving ...

New study pinpoints epicenters of Earth's imminent extinctions

...ent extinction, each of which is in need of urgent conservation action at a single remaining site on Earth. The study found that just one-third of the sites are known to have legal protection, and most are surrounded by human population densities that are approximately three times the global average. Conserving ...

Seal rookeries could provide a reliable food source for endangered California condors, study finds

...Environmental Sciences. "What we're proposing is a conservation strategy to train them to start eating dead seals and sea lions, whose populations are coming back along the California coast." Captive breeding Standing nearly 5 feet tall and boasting a nine-and-a-half-foot wingspan, the California condor (Gymn...

WWF peeks into mysterious life of Borneo's pygmy elephants

.... Christy Williams, who leads WWF's Asian elephant conservation efforts and worked with experts to use commercial ...ssist the department in preparing Sabah's elephant conservation plan. The pygmy elephants were determined by WWF in 2003 to be a likely new subspecies of Asian el...

Overfishing may drive endangered seabird to rely upon lower quality food

... overfishing," said Steve Beissinger, professor of conservation biology in UC Berkeley's Department of Environment... the marbled murrelet. "For this bird, the primary conservation concerns have been loss of habitat, particularly the coastal old-growth forests where the bird nests...

Jefferson scientists identify gene defect leading to abnormal skin development and cancer

...r Sorensen, a professor of fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology who led the study with chemistry professor Thomas Hoye. "Also, lamprey are important to native peoples on the West Coast, who value it for food. This pheromone could help restore lamprey runs by attracting lamprey to suitable spawning beds." ...

Leading lampreys to slaughter: Pheromone for scourge of Great Lakes identified

...r Sorensen, a professor of fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology who led the study with chemistry professor Thomas Hoye. "Also, lamprey are important to native peoples on the West Coast, who value it for food. This pheromone could help restore lamprey runs by attracting lamprey to suitable spawning beds." ...

Genetic analysis of Asian elephants in India reveals some surprises

...servation, could have far-reaching implications in conservation plans for the endangered elephants as well as othe...ge of taxa and thus should be considered in future conservation planning." The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) is recognized by the World Conservation Union (IUCN...

New book highlights world's borderless conservation areas

... on Earth. "This new book shows how transboundary conservation areas have a very special role in international co...otected areas throughout the world. Transboundary conservation areas, or TBCAs, offer multiple benefits, both internationally and at regional and local levels. The...

Missing fossil link 'Dallasaurus' found

...lves fairly well to more complete preservation and conservation of their bones, and much slower deterioration. Mosasaur fossils, in contrast, are rarely found in large groupings, and are only found in areas once covered by seas. Remains were quick to deteriorate under ocean currents; their bodies often fell victi...

Marine conservation organizations team up to conduct Indonesia coral reefs assessment

...ssion set to start next week Three leading marine conservation organizations will complete an extensive survey ne... "It is a notable accomplishment that three marine conservation organizations ? the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, Reef Check and The World Conservatio...

Seaweed yields new compounds with pharmaceutical potential

...rket, the project in Fiji provides other immediate conservation and economic development benefits to villagers and the government. ...

Removing egg from nest may help save endangered whooping crane

...aptive flock. Taken together, the benefits to the conservation of the species have been very substantial, said Boyce. "Luckily, at the moment the program is so successful that there is no reason to collect more eggs," said Boyce. "But for Parks Canada to intervene with a formal policy to prohibit future egg col...

Scientists must offer solutions for conserving tropical forests in a rapidly changing world

...ght's colleague at STRI and frequent spokesman for conservation efforts in Africa and the Amazon, "the commitment ...lly demand that governments invest in research and conservation of tropical forests and who will work to slow the rapid, unsustainable growth of human populations i...

New amphibian species result from exploration, not from rule changes

...ately needed to avoid misinterpretations in global conservation policy." Köhler and his coauthors reached their conclusions after examining genetic data on a Madagascan frog family, the Mantellidae, that grew from 143 to 203 species between 1992 and 2003. The investigators compared the sequence of a particular m...

Wolves' top-down effect

.... "Our study findings strongly bolster the use of conservation and restoration strategies which are based on the key role of large predators," says Hebblewhite. "Human Activity mediates a Trophic Cascade caused by Wolves," Ecology 86 (8), August 2005 ...

Getting close to nature is good for you

...and behavioural problems. People who take part in conservation projects report subjective health benefits, ascribed to being outdoors and to feeling part of a greater system connecting beyond the individual. Such projects can help overcome social isolation, develop skills, and improve employment prospects, as we...

Elusive salamanders have role in developing new sampling models

...allation natural resource managers apply effective conservation strategies for this species. Helping provide research tools that support conservation is one of the missions of the SERDP. The three-year SERDP project, which began in January, takes ad...

New partnership to clear landmines for African Elephants

...e part in ecotourism development based on wildlife conservation within the Luiana reserve, thereby contributing toward social and environmental well-being in the region. ...

DNA from feathers tells tale of eagle fidelity

...e researchers also have added another tool to help conservation biologists study rare and elusive birds of prey. ...urvival rates and ratios of males to females, help conservation biologists monitor populations of rare or endangered species. Noninvasive sampling allows biologists...

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