Save The Tiger Fund announces alliance with the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
...ganized regional networks that are smuggling tiger parts and are often linked to trafficking in narcotics and weapons. "Although terrorist threats, the economy and diseases have knocked the tiger off front page news, its status in the wild remains in need of urgent action," said John Seidensticker, STF Co...UCSF finding advances insight into adult stem cells in human brain
...e they produce fresh neurons that migrate to other parts of the brain, replenishing neurons there throughout adult life. In either case, the scientists want to determine if certain molecular signals or growth factors could be used to coax the cells to generate neurons in a culture dish, with the goal of...Shark guide probes uncharted waters
...require that the fish be dead) or counting of body parts (which require that the fish be on board the vessel for some period of time), in addition to external characteristics. The intent with our emphasis on external characteristics (seen often very quickly as the fish swims around) is to increase species-...Plant pathologists: Rust disease impacting ornamental plant production
...ust pathogens difficult because contaminated plant parts may be symptomless and inadvertently allowed to enter quarantined areas. With repeated introductions, pathogens may become widespread and cause the quarantine to fail. According to Buck, plant pathologists are currently working on improved detect...Increased temperature may prevent winter flounder from rebounding in east coast estuaries
...e of winter flounder has declined significantly in parts of its geographic range since 1979, and has yet to rebound from the last 24-year decline. The demise of winter flounder has been paralleled by a significant warming trend in many northwest Atlantic estuaries that are used by juvenile flounder as impo...Stem cells found in adults may repair nerves
...hers have learned that some nerves, even nerves in parts of the brain, can regenerate or be replaced. By st... of Medicine. "We've found that the axons, the parts of the nerves that transmit signals, try to regenerate after an injury but get caught in the scar. ...DHEA boosts growth rate of human neural stem cells
...em cells that continue to make new neurons in some parts of the brain, there is a possibility that DHEA could play a role in moderating the genesis of new brain cells. However, Svendsen cautions that it is also clear that DHEA is a powerful neurosteroid and may have other side effects. He says it is not ad...Models help estimate children's exposure to toxins
...s - to analyze the videotapes. With dozens of body parts to track second-by-second, it's time-consuming work. But it's important work, too. The better the data, the more likely the models are to paint an accurate picture of the exposure to potential toxins in the environment. ''As good as our statistical a...Neurologists create a font of human nerve cells
...nto rats and found that the cells replaced damaged parts of the spinal cord with new nerve cells. A key finding was the lack of tumors, or any tendency toward tumor growth, says Goldman. Telomerase is one of the ingredients that cancer cells needs to survive, and previous work had indicated that turning ...Carbon dioxide fertilization is neither boon nor bust
...the tree stand from the ambient level of about 370 parts per million to 550 ppm, and studying the effects. One of the goals of the project, called the Free-Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE) experiment, is to examine how forests will respond to the increasing level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and whether it...U.S. commission makes dramatic recommendations for ocean health
...is means trying to manage coherently the different parts of the ecosystem so you don't only manage the target species, but look at the cumulative impact. For example, you think hard about how you can fit together the management of fisheries at the same time you're trying to protect turtles," Rosenberg expl...Dirty air from Asia can push U.S. air pollution to unhealthy levels
...t of Seattle, recorded an eight-hour average of 96 parts per billion, well beyond the EPA limit of 80 parts per billion. The data, which has not yet been published, indicates that the plume from the Siberian ...Report details growing climate change threat to coral reefs
...ide levels in the atmosphere, which were about 280 parts per million by volume (ppmv) in 1880, increased to 367 ppmv by 2000 and are expected to reach from 463 to 623 ppmv by 2050. An increase to 560 ppmv would cause an estimated 30% reduction in the carbonate ion concentration in the upper ocean and affec...Study of dyslexic brain finds three word forms responsible for reading success
...d form and their parts. The meaning word form has parts that signal meaning and grammar. Results showed that training the meaning word form improved ability to analyze sounds and training sounds improved ability to analyze meaning word forms in specific regions of the brain. Whether and how the brain ch...Dyslexics not doomed to life of reading difficulties
... codes words by their sound (or phonology), by the parts of words (or morphology) that signal meaning and grammar, and by their visual or written form (or their orthography.) "The teaching that gave dyslexic brains the jump-start was unique in that it made every aspect of reading words explicit. It drew t...Special training may help people with autism recognize faces
...ng objects. These regions are located in different parts of the temporal lobe. Our brain imaging studies are finding that people with autism often use object processing areas when they are looking at faces." "Children with autism often don't make much eye contact with other people and have little experie...Penguin bones from 'land of fire' rewrite bird's evolution
...NH). According to Clarke, the specimen consists of parts of a pelvic girdle and a leg and dates to the Eocene epoch of Earth's history about 40 million years ago sometimes called the "early age of mammals." Found at Punta Torcida on Tierra del Fuego's Atlantic coast, the fossilized bones are sufficiently...Comets spread Earth-life around galaxy, say scientists
...could also disperse Earth-life to the most distant parts of the Galaxy. The "splash-back" from a large comet impact could throw material containing micro-organisms out of the planet's atmosphere, suggest scientists from Cardiff University Centre for Astrobiology. Although some of this outflowing material m...Asia's biodiversity vanishing into the marketplace
...ve scale for their skins and their meat, to animal parts for medicinal use. Even species once thought of as...t is loss of wildlife across the region. "In many parts of Asia, it is easier to see animals in the markets than in the forest," said COP-7 delegate Dr Kent...A shocking surprise: High voltage + rats = ozone, reopens power-line debate
...ds. In an empty cage, the ozone level peaked at 22 parts per billion with or without a corona discharge. Wh...of the cage ozone levels were high, more than 200 parts per billion, or double the amount considered toxic at chronic exposure in human beings. The ozone wa...