'The Man Who Saved The Sea Turtles'
..., Carr grew up in Savannah, Ga., where the familys backyard was filled with cages of snakes, lizards and turtles. He earned a doctorate in zoology from the University of Florida in 1937, and remained on the UF faculty for the rest of his life. Early in his career, Carrs work was predominantly in the field o...Expert to provide update after 'worst tomato virus' hits California
...tor for the virus and ask all tomato growers, from backyard gardeners to commercial growers, to look for symptoms of the virus. A flyer showing symptoms of the virus is available at www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r783103311.html . If symptoms are detected, growers are asked to send samples to their local University...Researchers demonstrate way to control tree height
...ty, a charming addition that would fit nicely on a backyard deck. Or a 30-foot version that might be a better fit on urban streets. Or, in fact, just about any height in between. Other changes can also affect foliage shapes or color in very attractive ways, and some might have value in cleaning up environment...Study confirms the risk of exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke outdoors
..., a child in close proximity to adult smokers at a backyard party also could receive substantial exposure to secondhand smoke." Unlike indoor tobacco smoke, which can persist for hours, the researchers found that outdoor smoke disappears rapidly when a cigarette is extinguished. "Our data also show that if...UF study: World shark attacks rise slightly but continue long-term dip
...erience as opposed to entering the equivalent of a backyard pool, he said. As a result, the rate of attacks has actually declined over the years as human population has increased, he said. The number of attacks in the United States, the worlds leader, dipped slightly from 40 in 2005 to 38 in 2006; well be...Blame our evolutionary risk of cancer on body mass
...three years for the mice, to 23 or more for common backyard squirrels. Acquiring specimens of these animals from around the world proved to be an unusual task. "At one point I was woken up at two in the morning by a guy on a cell phone hunting pest beavers in Montezuma," says Gorbunova. "I'm still trying to w...Insights into honey bee sex gene could bring sweet success in breeding
...losely related species of honey bee: the familiar backyard denizen Apis mellifera and the Asian honey bees Apis dorsata and Apis cerana. The group also sequenced six so-called neutral regions of the genome which, unlike genes, do not carry codes telling cells how to make proteins. Then, the researchers const...Why are there so many weeds in your garden this year?
...ome years, no matter how diligently you pull, your backyard garden is always covered with weeds. Other years, with the minimum of effort, your garden remains weed-free. What is the cause of these oscillations? A group of weed scientists based at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) spent fifteen years...DOE JGI, VBI describe disease mechanisms of sudden oak death, related soybean pathogens
... well as trees and shrubs of native ecosystems and backyard gardens alike. Phytophthora ramorum ("ruh-MORE-um") causes Sudden Oak Death, and Phytophthora sojae ("SEW-jay") attacks primarily soybeans. "Among the discoveries embedded in the DNA of Phytophthora ramorum is the presence of more than 13,000 diagn...Einstein researchers find 'key' to unlocking world's deadliest malaria parasite
... (virus) that Dr. Jacobs isolated from soil in his backyard in the Bronx and dubbed the "Bronx Bomber." It infects Mycobacterium smegmatis, a bacterial species closely related to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes tuberculosis. Dr. Jacobs has used the Bronx Bomber to gain important knowledge about tuber...Test for dioxin sensitivity in wildlife could result from new study
... PVC plastics and paper, and from forest fires and backyard burning. Dioxins and structurally related chemicals can cause an array of disorders in most vertebrate animals and have been linked to cancer and reproductive abnormalities in humans. Dioxin was the primary toxic component of the defoliant Agent Oran...Massive marsh planting to begin in coastal Alabama and Mississippi
...ve and volunteers from Mississippi Power. Like our backyard gardens, these restored coastal ecosystems will need the constant attention of everyone involved. Projects such as these bring together the efforts of researchers, resource managers, and educators to fulfill a vital need of a healthy coastal enviro...New test of snow's thickness may 'bear' results key to polar climate studies, wildlife habitat
... the sea ice. "It's not as easy as going into your backyard and sticking a ruler in the snow to measure the snowfall," said Thorsten Markus, a cryospheric scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., and co-principal investigator of the field campaign. "Measuring snow's thickness is someth...Microbes convert 'Styrofoam' into biodegradable plastic
...ily breaks down in soil, water, septic systems and backyard composts. Worldwide, more than 14 million metric tons of polystyrene are produced annually, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Most of this ends up in landfills. Although polystyrene represents less than 1 percent of solid waste g...Chemical Society Atlanta meeting March 26 30 covers health, environment
A compound with its roots in your backyard that could fight bird flu, the use of nanoparticles to clean up contaminated soil and a potential new treatment for life-threatening infections these are a few of the findings chemists will present at the 231st National Meeting of the American Chem...Finding life on Mars and outer space begins by examining Earth's inner space
...by looking for simple, microbial life forms in the backyard of our own Solar System," said Jack Farmer, Ph.D., an astrobiologist at Arizona State University. "Most intensely, we have been exploring Mars for evidence of past environments that might harbor fossil signatures preserved in ancient rocks, or livin...Preventing bacterial biofilms could help fight TB
...y Jacobs after he isolated it from dirt in his own backyard in the Bronx, New York--integrates its DNA into the middle of the mycobacterium's GroEL1 gene. This integration disrupts production of the GroEL1 protein, which belongs to a class of proteins known as chaperones that help shape and guide other protei...Latest study: Scientists say no evidence exists that therapod dinosaurs evolved into birds
...l hope that one can finally study dinosaurs at the backyard bird feeder. "It is now clear that the origin of birds is a much more complicated question than has been previously thought," Feduccia said. The UNC scientist is the author of more than 150 papers and six major books, including The Age of Birds, whic...CU's Torres discusses avian flu and policy
... Asia." Rather, the disease has spread in Asia in backyard and low-tech poultry and duck production areas where people transport infected chickens atop cars or on motorbikes to markets. There, sick birds can infect other birds that then return home unsold. Also, people who handle uncooked meat and infected b...Undesirable expatriates: Preventing the spread of invasive animals
Reconsider relocating aquarium fish into your backyard pond. Restrain yourself from ordering exotic pets off the Internet, no matter how interesting they might look in the pictures. And vote for politicians that encourage sound port inspection. Because, according to recent Proceedings of the National Aca...