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Census of Marine Life explorers surprised by diversity, density of Arctic creatures

...hern reaches has revealed a surprising density and diversity of Arctic Ocean creatures, some believed new to science. Sheltered for millennia under a lid of ice currently one to 20 meters thick, unexpectedly high numbers and varieties of large Arctic jellies, squid, cod, and other animals have been found thri...

Searching the depths of the straits of Florida for disease cures

...tlantic University in Boca Raton, found incredible diversity that varied dramatically along its length. Prior to that cruise the steep rocky walls had only been seen from submersibles by geologists in 1970 and 1995. Dives during the Straits of Florida expedition will be in new areas not yet explored. Besides l...

Sponges as drugs

... counterparts. Although Indonesia has a very high diversity of sponge species, and therefore a large number of biologically-active substances with pharmaceutical potential, most of the species occur in relatively low densities compared to species in temperate areas. De Voogd discovered that as a result of thi...

NYU, Rockefeller researchers find complexity of regulation by microRNA genes

...understand how changes in genomes give rise to the diversity of regulatory mechanisms in animals and plants. ...

DOE JGI launches IMG public online microbial genome data clearinghouse

... system will enable our scientists to tap the rich diversity of microbial environments and harness the possibilities that they hold for addressing challenges in environmental cleanup, medicine, agriculture, industrial processes, and alternative energy production." The DOE JGI is currently producing nearly one...

Venom doc tracks down snake bioweapons

...enom toxin - body counterparts explain the amazing diversity of ways that venomous snakes can kill their prey and why they have so much potential use in medical research," Fry explains. Fry hopes that his findings will further research efforts focused on the use of snake toxins for therapy and treatment of di...

Hydrogen and methane provide raw energy for life at 'Lost City'

...ublished for the first time this week concerns the diversity of life. The fluids at Lost City harbor large amou...hat's found in rich organic sediments. However the diversity of species is low with, for example, just a handful of methane-producing and methane-consuming Archa...

Stealth Worms May Improve Insect Pest Control

...ue. We're trying to unveil the mystery of nematode diversity in the tropic regions." In Jordan, she and her colleagues are surveying insect-parasitic nematodes from soil-inhabiting insects and other habitats. The International Arid Lands Consortium, which includes participating institutions from the United St...

A New Species of Monkey is Discovered in Tanzania: The First in Africa for More Than 20 Years

...pecially important because it not only expands the diversity of the genus Lophocebus from two to three species, it extends the geographic range of the genus 500 miles (800 km) to the south, thereby contributing much to our understanding of primate diversity, evolution, and biogeography.? As a result of their...

Stanford gut check shows diversity of intestinal ecosystem

... In contrast, the investigators found very limited diversity within the archaea, microbes that look a lot like ...ual determines the particular picture of microbial diversity that we see," said Relman. "Variation between individuals had been suspected, but our data proved to...

Same-Sex Mating Discovered in a Toxic Fungus

... cell division, yet retain its ability to generate diversity by undergoing sex, said Heitman. That diversity might provide an advantage when faced with new environmental challenges, he said. While the finding...

Chemicals in tattoo inks need closer scrutiny

...ry at NAU ?has two main goals: to characterize the diversity of tattoo inks, and to determine if any inks pose health threats in the form of heavy metals or other potentially dangerous chemicals. Overall, the study covers 17 inks from five different manufacturers. "We chose to study five different brands of b...

New lab technique identifies high levels of pathogens in therapy pool

...us grant" in 2001 for his studies on the range and diversity of microbial life. "Public health progress has fallen in recent years, in part because of a shift in the nation's priorities toward bio-weapons research that diverts valuable money and resources away from very basic and important issues." Higher win...

GeneNotes - A novel information management software for biologists

...el overwhelmed by the huge amount of and the great diversity of distributed heterogeneous biological information. We developed a novel information management application called GeneNotes. GeneNotes is the first application that allows users to collect and manage multimedia biological information about genes/E...

Biodiversity hotspots identify conservation priorities

...otspots holds at least half a percent of the total diversity of vascular plants as endemics; this translates to 1,500 species of vascular plants found exclusively within its boundaries. Degree of threat is determined by the percentage of remaining habitat, with each hotspot having lost at least 70 percent of i...

NIH Calls on Scientists to Speed Public Release of Research Publications

...serving quality peer review and the viability of a diversity of publishing models. Nevertheless, we expect that only in limited cases will authors deem it necessary to select the longest delay period." The NIH policy will achieve several important goals, including: 1. creating a stable archive of peer-rev...

New online portal merges vast data on Gulf of Maine ecosystem

.... This is a very big step toward understanding the diversity and distribution of life in the Gulf." Over the coming months, the website will be made even more dynamic by allowing users to visualize the data in even more interesting ways. But for now, access to the data will be an invaluable resource for scien...

Scientists discover how fish evolved to float at different sea depths

...ars. These findings will help us to understand the diversity and success of modern fishes in their environment." Dr Berenbrink's research will be published in Science magazine on Friday, 18 March 2005. ...

Examination of internal 'wiring' of yeast, worm, and fly reveals conserved circuits

...g analysis will help us more fully explain how the diversity of life developed on the planet, and more practically, how a pathogen differs from its human host, or a diseased cell differs from it healthy counterpart at the most informative level of detail." For centuries, systematic comparisons of animal, plan...

Gene sequencing explains bioremediation 'bug'

... evidence that the genetic processes behindantigen diversity might have evolved from the activity of a jumpingg...s Craig.But the a la carte approach provides great diversity from a limitednumber of choices, whether in the immune system or in a cafeteria. Forexample, at a ca...

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