Overfishing in inland waters reduces biodiversity and threatens health
Systematic overfishing of fresh waters occurs worldwide but is largely unrecognized because of weak reporting and because other pressures can obscure fishery declines, according to an article in the December 2005 issue of BioScience. Although the status of inland waters and their fish species should be of broad concern, threats to freshwater fisheries and associated biodiversity have recei...Global survey of lizards reveals greater abundance of animals on islands than on mainland ecosystems
A comprehensive survey of lizards on islands around the world has confirmed what island biologists and seafaring explorers have long observed: Animals on islands are much more abundant than their counterparts on the mainland. Besides confirming that longstanding observation, the study signals an alarm for island populations in a rapidly warming world. It suggests that climate change may ha...Finland and India to interact and cooperate in the filed of telemedicine and biotechnology
Meria heikela, Leader of Finpro’s global industry team said that Telemedicine and biotechnology are the two important potential areas of cooperation between Finland and India.// Ms. Heikela talked to a gathering of Industry representatives at an interaction organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Heikela said that about 90% of medical equipment produced in Finland was...Pilot Study to Test Effect of Mobile Phone Transmissions On Skin To Begin In Finland
HELSINKI - The radiation watchdog in Finland has decided to test the effects of radiation released from of mobile phones on human proteins by testing them directly on human skin in order to determine if these transmissions are detrimental to human health.// A pilot study that is scheduled to begin sometime next week will expose a small area of skin on the participants' arms to cell phon...