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Canada's first embryonic stem cell lines

...se populations around the world which are severely threatened by entanglement in fishing gear and recommended ni...ldlife Fund. These nine projects highlight species threatened by bycatch that will most likely benefit from immediate action and will continue to languish without...

Novel targets found for the development of drugs to complement, or replace, statins

...se populations around the world which are severely threatened by entanglement in fishing gear and recommended ni...ldlife Fund. These nine projects highlight species threatened by bycatch that will most likely benefit from immediate action and will continue to languish without...

Virulizin granted orphan drug status in Europe

...se populations around the world which are severely threatened by entanglement in fishing gear and recommended ni...ldlife Fund. These nine projects highlight species threatened by bycatch that will most likely benefit from immediate action and will continue to languish without...

Ships bring alien jellyfish invaders to our shores

Marine environments around the world are being threatened by exotic species of the moon jellyfish being dispersed by international shipping, according to new research. Using genetic data and computer simulations of ocean currents and water temperatures, researchers from the University of New South Wales an...

Removing egg from nest may help save endangered whooping crane

... priority should be given to ensure persistence of threatened and endangered species so that diversity is not lost permanently. "Surely we cannot appreciate benefits to ecological-process management if components of the ecosystem are missing," said Boyce. ...

Stroke treatment a step closer after trial

...rea of the brain dies within minutes but it is the threatened area around this core that the treatment may help to salvage. "The protein targets the molecule that causes inflammation and dramatically reduces the inflammatory markers," said Professor Rothwell, MRC Research Professor and the University's Vice-Pr...

Sea slug mixes chemical defense before firing at predators

When threatened by predators, sea slugs defend themselves by ejecting a potent inky secretion into the water consisting of hydrogen peroxide, ammonia and several types of acids. A team of researchers with the Atlanta-based Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (CBN) ha...

New study pinpoints epicenters of Earth's imminent extinctions

...extinction.org ), the study identifies 794 species threatened with imminent 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 de...

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

...extinction.org ), the study identifies 794 species threatened with imminent 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 de...

Wild birds help to create human flu vaccine

...vian flu. Wild birds, some of which are critically threatened or endangered are also being impacted directly by the H5N1 strain of influenza virus. Focusing resources on the hubs and activities where humans, livestock, and wildlife come into close contact is the best hope for successfully preventing the spread...

Overfishing in inland waters reduces biodiversity and threatens health

...ce freshwater ecosystems are by some accounts more threatened than marine ecosystems. Fishing is a crucial source of livelihoods in developing nations, and in 2000 constituted an estimated 15.3 percent of human consumption of animal protein. About 1 billion people rely on fish as their primary protein source. ...

Computers to save unique type of American red squirrel

...pplying expertise developed while working with the threatened UK red squirrel - a completely different species to the Mount Graham variety despite the similar names - in one of its last strongholds in Europe, Kielder Forest on the Scottish border. With around 10,000 red squirrels, Kielder hosts England's large...

Oceans are 70 percent shark free

...seamounts and the continents. "Sharks are already threatened worldwide by the intensity of fishing activity but our finding suggests they may be more vulnerable to over-exploitation than was previously thought." The scientists based their conclusions on a wide range of data which includes information gathered...

Diverse tropical forests defy metabolic ecology models

...rticularly critical today, as tropical forests are threatened by global anthropogenic change, with still unknown implications for the integrity of their tremendous carbon stores. ...

Scientists a step closer to protecting world's most important crop

...st important crop but its production is constantly threatened by disease.Now scientists at the University of Exeter have shown for the first time, in a paper in the prestigious journal Nature, how the world's most destructive rice-killer hijacks its plant prey. In order to infect plants the fungus has to injec...

Ancient DNA provides clues to the evolution of social behavior

...biologists because it seems to defy all odds. This threatened species has so little genetic diversity that the s...current global warming trends will affect rare and threatened species, such as the colonial tuco-tuco. ''What better way to understand how tuco-tuco populations ...

Laos ?a lost world for frogs

... protected by the Lao government before it becomes threatened by overexploitation. ...

Report finds cruise industry is protecting the precious places it visits

...Central America ?areas that are home to unique and threatened species and habitats. ...

Report shows deforestation threatens Brazil's Pantanal

...ation. An example is the hyacinth macaw, a species threatened with extinction, which depends on a tree commonly called 'manduvi' (Sterculia apetala) for shelter and reproduction. Without this specific tree, chances are that the hyacinth macaw will disappear. According to the report, urgent actions required to ...

Crucial site for endangered frogs and birds saved

...a Marta Parakeet. Another 18 bird species and five threatened amphibians can also only be found there. The site is a vital stopover point for declining neotropical migratory birds that breed in the United States and Canada, such as the Cerulean and Golden-winged Warblers. All three conservation groups ?ABC, CI...

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