UGA researchers explain recent decline in Georgia's blue crab population
...decline in Georgia's blue crab population that has devastated one of the state's most important coastal fisheries. In an article in the November/December issue of the American Scientist, Richard F. Lee and Marc E. Frischer, working on a grant from the Georgia Sea Grant Program at the University of Georgia, sa...New winter hulless barley has high protein
...uring the past decade, and severe epidemics nearly devastated the crop in Virginia during 1998 and 2003. Scab-resistant wheat cultivars developed at Virginia Tech include "Roane," "McCormick," and "Tribute."......te than other primates. The December tsunamis that devastated coastal Sumatra have triggered a possible new threat to orangutan habitat from resettlement of area residents. Changes to the list from 2002 reflect a desire to draw attention to other endangered primates. For example, Miss Waldron's red colobus,...Hawaiian soils reveal clues to cultural history
...s the main crop. These settlements were ultimately devastated by disease after the arrival of Captain Cook in 1778. "Geological and environmental factors are the most important influence on Polynesian farming and settlement practices in an agriculturally marginal landscape," according to the authors. The Pol...Scientists discover odd-ball rodent
... to halt illegal wildlife trade where poaching has devastated animal populations. "It was for sale on a table next to some vegetables. I knew immediately it was something I had never seen before," said Dr. Timmins. Dr Mark Robinson, working with WWF Thailand later discovered other specimens caught by hunters,...Alien woodwasp, threat to US pine trees, found in N.Y.
...the nation because the invasive insect species has devastated up to 80 percent of pine trees in areas of New Zealand, Australia, South America and South Africa. If established in the United States, it would threaten pines coast-to-coast, particularly in the pine-dense states in the Southeast. One target would b......he world, including those whose countries are most devastated by parasitic diseases. The MBL also hosts several international parasitology meetings annually, and attracts visiting scholars from around the globe throughout the year. The scholars, many of whom are from developing countries, are drawn to the MBL'...Restoring the 'Garden of Eden'
... as toxic contamination over the last twenty years devastated much of the marshlands. A mere 10 percent remain as viable wetlands. After two years of study, Iraqi and other researchers will present their findings on the marshes' current state, as well as offer their perspectives on hopes for wetland restorat...Methane gyrations last 2,000 years show human influnece on atmosphere
... burning by indigenous populations in the Americas devastated by diseases brought to the New World by European explorers. Undertaken by a team from CU-Boulder, NIWA, Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, or CSIRO, Australia's Department of the Environment and Heritage and th...Agronomy society makes $5,000 donation for hurricane aid
...specifically for Hurricane Katrina Relief. Katrina devastated parts of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida on Aug. 29, 2005, wiping out entire communities, flooding New Orleans, and killing many. As many ASA-CSSA-SSSA members were impacted by this massive storm, the ASA Executive Committee, which incl...1 million expected to join in on Cutler Global Disaster Lecture
...f hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the tsunami that devastated parts of Southeast Asia has made collecting and analyzing data on relief efforts a critical priority. On Thursday, Sept. 29, Eric Noji, M.D., M.P.H., senior policy advisor for emergency preparedness and response, Centers for Disease Control and Preve...New peptide antibiotic isolated from American oyster
...pathogens, especially bacteria and parasites, have devastated American oyster populations." The research findings appear in the new (Dec. 30) issue of Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. Pathogens such as dermo (Perkinsus marinus) have caused major decreases in oyster productivity -- bacterial...Clinical trial to test stem cell approach for children with brain injury
...e, and survivors of even moderate injury often are devastated for life. Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the university's Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects (CPHS), the clinical trial builds on laboratory and animal research indicating that bone-marrow derived stem cells can mi...Tsunami + 1 year: Reviving exhausted fisheries should trump replacing boats, gear, experts say
...y, Enforcement of Limits One year after a tsunami devastated South Asian communities, global fisheries experts say habitat restoration, retraining and education programs are much needed to revive severely exhausted fisheries and steer survivors into more sustainable livelihoods than fishing. According to new a...A year on from the Asian tsunami, satellites are aiding regional rebuilding
...ion of Sri Lanka, which was a fishing village left devastated in the tsunami's aftermath. Now some 45 homes out of a planned 120 are under development, with a small trade store centre, community centre, place of workshop and fish stock stores being constructed. The objective of ADU in both locations is to ret...Report shows deforestation threatens Brazil's Pantanal
...on of a broad environmental restoration program in devastated areas....Genetic evidence shows colonialists pushed orang-utans to brink of extinction
...cient demographic events. However, humans have so devastated orang-utan populations that the genetic signature of the recent bottleneck may have overshadowed any previous population fluctuations. "The results of the study underscores the need to act now to protect the long term survival of the species. The an...Vaccine provides 100 percent protection against avian flu virus in animal study
...ed mice and chickens from infection. Avian flu has devastated bird populations in Southeast Asia and Europe and so far has killed more than 80 people. Because this vaccine contains a live virus, it may be more immune-activating than avian flu vaccines prepared by traditional methods, say the researchers. Furthe...Rhinos clinging to survival in the heart of Borneo, despite poaching
...sland of Sumatra. Rhino numbers globally have been devastated because rhino horn carries a high price on the black market, where it is predominantly sold for use in traditional Asian medicines. As poaching is such a threat to this species, the survey results were not released until strong protection measures c...Highlights of American Chemical Society meeting in Atlanta, March 26-30
...t caused the infamous plague, or Black Death, that devastated Europe during the Middle Ages, into a potent bioterror weapon that is resistant to modern antibiotics and capable of killing large numbers of people. Now, researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research in La Jolla, Calif., have developed a...