ASU gets grant to develop high speed DNA sequence reader
... and it could possibly bring the technology to the brink of clinical use. Williams will be working with Sergei Aksyonov, Ian Gould and Mark Hayes of ASU; Mike Bittner of Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix; Linda Reha-Krantz of the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; and Linda Bloom of ...2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species reveals 15,589 species at risk of extinction
...ed specifically on those animals and plants on the brink of extinction, and on those areas where such species are concentrated." Much of the increase in the number of threatened species appearing on this year's Red List is due to the inclusion, for the first time, of complete assessments of all the world's...Fragmented habitats no ultimate refuges for forest-dwelling tropical birds
...bitats or not, it is still considered to be on the brink of extinction."...Global bird populations face dramatic decline in coming decades, study predicts
... year 2100, and another 15 percent could be on the brink of extinction, according to a new study by Stanfor...l oceanic island species will be extinct or on the brink of extinction by 2100. Birds with highly specialized diets are predicted to experience more extincti...Startling results from new biomedical research international conference
...mbinant DNA technology to bring the product to the brink of the marketplace and applied for a protective patent. But despite the company's outlay and effort, this was refused because several other companies had also been racing to develop the drug. Consequently although Genentech had won the contest, the d...Leading scientists rank endangered dolphins, porpoises most in need of immediate action
...fishing gear. Some species are being pushed to the brink of extinction," said Karen Baragona of WWF's species conservation program. "We developed this ranking to help governments and aid agencies target their investments for the best return." The report will be submitted to the International Whaling Commi...Brain activity in youth may presage Alzheimer's pathology
...uding those with Alzheimer's disease, those on the brink of dementia, and healthy individuals, have found that the areas of the brain that young, healthy people use when daydreaming are the same areas that fail in people who have Alzheimer's disease. On the basis of their data, the researchers are proposi...Species evolve to the brink of evolution
...nts, you may get populations evolving right to the brink of evolution," says Meyers. The organisms are poised to evolve in the face of environmental shifts, because they have genes that can produce a new trait essential to their survival with one or two simple mutations. Meyers' model for rapid evolution a...Poaching, logging, and outbreaks of Ebola threaten central African gorillas and chimpanzees
... "This devastating mix of threats leaves us on the brink of losing some of our closest living relatives," said Russell A. Mittermeier, president of Conservation International and chairman of the Primate Specialist Group of IUCN-The World Conservation Union's Species Survival Commission. ''Protecting gorill...In Iran, camera traps reveal rare Asiatic cheetahs
...razing, have pushed this important predator to the brink of extinction. Once known as "hunting leopards," cheetahs have played a significant historical role in Iranian culture being trained by its emperors to hunt gazelles in ancient times. Asiatic cheetahs went extinct throughout much of the Middle East ...Seal rookeries could provide a reliable food source for endangered California condors, study finds
...d stealing the eggs. That pushed them right to the brink of extinction until they hardly had any food left." By the 1980s, only two-dozen condors remained in the wild, prompting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to take the controversial step of rounding up the entire population and placing them in a capt...Russian River coho recovery project seeing first hopeful signs of success
...rt is making headway rescuing coho salmon from the brink of extinction in part of its historic California range. Recently completed snorkeling and electrofishing surveys estimate survival of more than 12,000 young fingerlings released last spring into Palmer, Sheephouse and Gray creeks at 54, 60 and 71 per...Tiny pikas seem to be on march toward extinction in Great Basin
...rn United States, appears to be veering toward the brink of extinction in the Great Basin. New research indicates the small mammals, which are very sensitive to high temperatures, are being pushed upward in their mountain habitat and are running out of places to live. Climate change and human activities a...Extinctions linked to climate change
...ian species have declined, and hundreds are on the brink of extinction or have already vanished, a group of 14 researchers said in the new Nature report. They concluded that climate change is promoting infectious disease, eroding biodiversity, and that the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas concentrations ...Climate change drives widespread amphibian extinctions
...dreds of species around the world teetering on the brink of extinction or has already pushed them into the abyss. "Disease is the bullet that's killing the frogs," said J. Alan Pounds, the study's lead scientist affiliated with the Tropical Science Center's Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve in Costa Rica. "...World faces challenge as life expectancies lengthen, scientist says
...e in St. Louis. "Some people believe we are on the brink of being able to extend human lifespan significant...ing on a global scale. While science may be on the brink of unlocking the mysteries of the aging process, Tuljapurkar worried that the world is unprepared fo...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ENERGY -- Biofuels on brink . . . Technological advances along with strong societal and economic forces make the timing perfect for development of biorefineries for the production of biofuels and biomaterials from renewable energy crop resources. The integration of bioenergy cr...Green sturgeon receives 'threatened' status
...he 25 species of sturgeon have been brought to the brink of extinction by a number of human-related factors, particularly the beluga sturgeon of the Caspian and Black Seas, which is the source of the world's finest and most sought-after roe, known as caviar. Imports of beluga caviar are now banned by the U...A human taste for rarity spells disaster for endangered species
...extinct bird that laid only one egg a year--to the brink of extinction. But it was likely scientists and museum collectors anxious to nab an increasingly rare specimen, the authors suggest, that finished the bird off. And trophy hunting collectors have placed increasing pressure on rare species as their fo......lture species in Asia that have been driven to the brink of extinction across its entire range due to Diclofenac, an anti-inflammatory drug used for cattle that is highly toxic to vultures. Diclofenac has lead to global population declines as high as 99 percent in slender-billed and other vulture species....