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Major initiative proposed to address amphibian crisis

... policies alone are insufficient to address global threats that cross boundaries of reserves and nations, the scientists said in their report. ...

Gorilla susceptibility to Ebola virus: the cost of sociality

.... In fact, Ebola virus has become one of the major threats to the survival of western lowland gorillas (Goril... their range, especially against the other primary threats to their survival: poaching and logging. ...

Researchers appeal for new regulations to save coral reefs from live fish trade

...ve battled for survival against a complex array of threats including pollution, coral bleaching triggered by rising sea temperatures and over-fishing. In particular, the health of the reefs is being compromised by the live reef fish trade, a serious threat that has prompted scientists to call for tighter ...

WWF captures first-ever photo of wild rhino on Borneo

...w be extinct on the rest of the island. The main threats to the last rhinos in Sabah are poaching ?its horn and virtually all of its body parts are valuable on the black market ?and loss of its forested habitat due to conversion of the land to other uses. WWF is working with the Sabah Foundation and the Sa...

Smooth sailing: 'cruise ship virus' tackled by UH, Baylor College of Medicine

...enters that support research focused on countering threats from bioterror agents and emerging infectious dise...agnostics for Category A, B and C pathogens posing threats as agents of bioterrorism. The two faculty members from UH's Cullen College of Engineering ?Paul...

Microscopic passengers to hitch ride on space shuttle

...albicans -- that have been identified as potential threats to crew health. Sending these microbes into space ...n water or food, have been identified as potential threats to astronaut health based on previous spaceflight missions. Microorganisms also are major causes of ...

What's shaped like a pear and has 2 genomes? Check the pond

...s. It can protect itself from radiation and other threats and also can fight back against competitors and predators. In short, versatility is its strength. Now, we can understand how this versatility works." It takes plenty of genes. In fact, T. thermophila has roughly 25,000 genes--nearly as many as h...

New potential drug target in tuberculosis

Tuberculosis remains one of the deadliest threats to public health. Every year two million people die of the disease, which is caused by the microorganism Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Roughly one third of the world's population is infected and more and more bacterial strains have developed resistanc...

New method for identifying microbes

...tabolic capabilities, or easily identify potential threats to human health." Growing cultures of microbes to identify species is slow and error prone as the culture conditions often screen out important members of the community. Sequencing entire genomes, while highly specific and informative, would be too ...

Newly discovered killer cell fights cancer

...gence and law enforcement agencies can face deadly threats together instead of separately, this one cell combines the ability to kill foreign pathogens and distribute information about that experience," says Drew Pardoll, M.D., Ph.D., the Seraph Professor of Oncology at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center...

Invasive exotic plants helped by natural enemies

...since the exotic plants haven't yet adapted to the threats posed by native plant eaters, they may not have the right defenses and are often easier prey than the native herbivores' usual meal. Moreover, most previous assessments of this "natural enemies hypothesis," have focused on the effect that specialize...

Report shows deforestation threatens Brazil's Pantanal

...ture, cattle grazing and coal mining are the major threats to the Paraguay River Basin, a significant hydrographical drainage of the South American continent. Titled "Estimated Loss of Natural Area in the High Paraguay River Basin and the Brazilian Pantanal," the report produced by the Pantanal Program of C...

How can we protect patients with weakened immune systems from influenza?

...lities in the U.S.), added concerns over potential threats -- an avian flu pandemic or the use of flu as a weapon of biological warfare -- put anti-flu measures into the category of biodefense. Under a biodefense program mandated by Congress, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, in con...

Climate change drives widespread amphibian extinctions

...t be integrated if we are to understand and reduce threats to species extinctions." But the message goes beyond amphibians, says Scheiner: global warming and the accompanying emergence of infectious diseases are a real and immediate threat to biodiversity and a growing challenge for humankind. The decline ...

Escapee farmed salmon infiltrate fitter wild populations

There is growing concern about the threats that farmed Atlantic salmon escapees constitute to wild salmon populations. Consumers and environmentalists are concerned about farmed salmon yet heritable changes that have accumulated in farmed strains at the genetic level are largely unknown. In...

It's in the genes: Study opens door to new treatment of the blues

...esearchers subjected mice to daily bouts of social threats and subordination by aggressive rodents and continuous sensory contact with the aggressors for 10 days. Afterward, the defeated mice avoided any social contact by spending most of their time in the corner of their cages opposite other mice, including...

Earth Rx: A microbial biotechnology prescription for global environmental health

... roadmap for biology-based solutions to turn these threats into opportunities. The culmination of the workshop was a paper published as the cover story in the latest issue of Environmental Science & Technology ( http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag/40/i04/html/021506feature_rittmann.html ). T...

Marine mammals are on the frontline of failing ocean health

...easurable, visible impact. We're seeing new health threats in Alaska as a result of climate change." Warming temperatures are likely to increase rainfall in the North, leading to increased run-off to ocean systems and melting of ice. These changes affect how contaminants are delivered to the food web, and...

Pacific Islands paradise protected

...tion by Kiribati will protect the area from future threats including over fishing and help mitigate the effects of climate change," said Greg Stone, Vice-President of Global Marine Programs at the New England Aquarium in Boston. Protecting the Phoenix Islands means restricting commercial fishing in the area...

Computers to save unique type of American red squirrel

...uter model which in time will pinpoint the biggest threats to the rare Mount Graham Red Squirrel. Details o...d squirrel, one of the Mount Graham red squirrel's threats is an introduced species of squirrel. The Abert's tree squirrel likes to eat similar types of food t...

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