Leakey Foundation celebrates 100 years of human origins discovery
...studies of wild apes that have shed light on human social relations. And he established the Pan African Congress as the first international body of scholars dedicated to human prehistory. The centennial of Louis Leakey's birth coincides with an unusually productive period in human origins research. Importa...NSF'S 'FIBR' to mix disciplines, use breakthroughs on 5-year explorations into biology's mysteries
...g slime molds to study the evolution of biological social systems; Rice University (lead) and Baylor College of Medicine. "Integrated Ecological and Genomic Analysis of Speciation in Mimulus," examining monkeyflowers to study isolation, hybridization and other factors in species creation; Duke University (...Sex selection for social reasons unlikely to skew gender balance in Germany and UK
Allowing sex selection for social reasons would be highly unlikely to skew the gende...nces from happening in the UK if sex selection for social reasons is ever allowed. [2] Lead investigator Dr Edgar Dahl, a bioethics specialist and research f...Rice wins $5m to probe social evolution using latest genetic tools
...ics to study the causes, mechanisms and effects of social evolution. Rice evolutionary biologists David Quel... project brings together expertise in genomics and social evolution to provide the most thorough understanding yet of the genetic basis and evolutionary histo...Salmon farms pose significant threat to salmon fisheries in the Pacific Northwest, researchers find
... and community disruption," Naylor explained. "The social impacts of salmon aquaculture in the Pacific North...al impacts." Despite the obvious environmental and social impacts of salmon aquaculture, the United States, Canada and other salmon fishing countries have yet...International scientific body calls for ban on human reproductive cloning
...he practice would continue to face strong ethical, social and economic objections. The statement, however, goes on to outline the substantial benefits that could be derived from cloning to obtain embryonic stem cells for research and therapeutic purposes. Therefore, IAP contends that such work should be exc...SPR Annual Meeting features newsworthy discoveries
...e think, learn and remember; and the links between social and biological development, among other topics. To further illustrate the range of issues that will be discussed and the relevance of this research to everyday life, a list of selected presentations appears at the end of this press release. Please co...Victoria Hale of Institute for OneWorld Health Named Fellow by International Women's Forum
...n a predominantly male scientific culture and as a social entrepreneur carving out new territory for an enterprise that is also lacking female mentorship, leveraging institutional change requires powerful connections and partnerships," Hale says. "This fellowship is a tremendous opportunity to learn and sh......nctions--ranging from the mating of yeast cells to social behavior in cichlid fish. In essence, the team will test the hypothesis that such collections behave as discrete "functional modules," each of which performs a specific function essential to an organism's survival and reproduction. "The notion that f...Women who drink may be at greater risk of cardiovascular complications than men
...lcoholics, abstinent for four weeks, and 16 female social drinkers. Researchers examined the participants' blood pressure, heart rate, stroke volume and vascular resistance during rest and in response to two stress tests: a five-minute hand grip task, and a five-minute speech exercise. The alcoholics wer...Ancient Inca road in desperate need of protection
...urism and community development. "The historical, social and even spiritual importance of this ancient wonder of engineering demands that the international community seriously study the establishment of protected areas along the route," said Miguel Pellerano, the IUCN's regional director for South America....Tourism to Earth's most threatened areas surges by over 100 percent in last decade
...to increase, force currency fluctuations and cause social and cultural disruption. "Tourism has huge potential for good or evil. It is in everyone's interest, particularly the industry's, that the economic power of 21st century tourism is harnessed for the benefit of local people and wildlife," said Klaus T...Baboon fathers really do care about their kids
... NSF project that focuses on the adaptive value of social bonds among female baboons, said it has long been ...apacity for paternal care is not tightly linked to social organization," said Silk. Rather, she said, it may be a "fundamental element" of male reproductive ...State of Amazonas safeguards world's richest biodiversity with six new protected areas
...ic proportions we studied the biology, economy and social conditions of the region," said Amazonas Governor Eduardo Braga. "Protecting these natural resources is no mere accident but the result of extensive planning, which will guarantee that Cujubim effectively protects one of the highest biodiversity regi...Understanding the impact of genetic technology
...e will help society to understand the economic and social impact of new genetic technologies. CESAGen, the C...elationships between bioscientists, clinicians and social scientists. Professor Paul Atkinson will head the Cardiff-based centre as Associate Director of CESA...Watching social behaviour evolve
...e evolutionary origins of cooperative behaviour in social animals and insects remains one of the most intrig...y swarm across laboratory surfaces. In addition to social animals and insects, many species of bacteria are now also known to engage in various cooperative be...Mouse, stripped of a key gene, resists diabetes
... that, for many people, has significant health and social consequences. "We think this animal model may be protected against diabetes," says James Ntambi, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of biochemistry and Steenbock professor of nutrition, and the senior author of a report describing the remark...Grant renews funding of research toward cloning primates
...ils, its scientists are mindful of the ethical and social responsibilities related to being at the forefront of these techniques. A scientific advisory board includes regional and national bioethicists, theologians and scholars who analyze the medical merits and societal implications of the PDC's goals and ...New fish species discovered in Venezuela
...mportance of this area; their very way of life and social fabric revolves around protecting it." The Caura River Basin sits atop the Guayana Shield, a single massive geological formation that runs beneath northeastern South America. Formed more than two billion years ago, the shield supports the single most...Energy companies, conservation groups issue biodiversity recommendations for oil & gas development
...ersity conservation. Integrated environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) processes are carried out for any new major development project. Potential impacts on biodiversity are fully assessed and analyzed when preliminary screening and scoping or subsequent review steps determine that the project ...