Woods Hole Research Center scientist part of international initiatives to save the great apes
...t structure, composition and associated fauna in a geographic information system to improve the management of these forests and their fauna; users helped designing and ultimately run the system at local and national level. Also, in collaboration with conservation organizations and African institutions, Laporte ...International consortium completes map of human genetic variation
...lected from 269 volunteers from widely distributed geographic regions. Specifically, the samples came from Yorub...n may be related to selection pressures related to geographic or environmental factors, such as microorganisms that cause infectious diseases. This evidence appea...Picky female frogs drive evolution of new species in less than 8,000 years
... grows to about 2 1/2 inches in length. Because of geographic isolation that began between 1 and 2 million years...n. That was unexpected, he said. Moritz noted that geographic isolation in this "dinky bit of rainforest in Australia" has split many species, and that reinforcem...California's oak woodlands face a new threat: Climate change
...s have used global climate models to study how the geographic areas where various species occur are likely to shift as a result of climate change. Even with powerful supercomputers, however, global climate models are limited in how much detail they can provide on a regional level. The UCSC researchers thought t...Central Americans save plant diversity through local cultivations
... Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. In each of eleven geographic regions, samples were taken from wild and cultivated habitats. Polymerase chair reaction amplification of DNA extracted from the jocote samples allowed for analysis of the chloroplast spacer, a commonly used molecular marker in botanical studies. ...New marine research shows global warming may affect organic matter recycling differently
...ed for temperate marine sediments applies to other geographic zones, such as tropical environments. "Still, the data presented here show clearly that small changes in temperature can impact the efficiency of organic-matter turnover in anoxic [living without oxygen] marine sediments," said Joye....Scientists find more evidence of resistance to once effective malaria drugs
...ood samples in different populations and different geographic areas, and you need the laboratory instrumentation and expertise required to quickly probe these samples for some of the known genetic markers of resistance. We also need to study patient behavior since resistance can be linked to a variety of behav......ure the full range of within-species variation and geographic differences in population structure, they included sequences from multiple individuals and geographic extremes. Meyer and Paulay tested barcode performance in species identification and discovery agains...New species of diatom discovered by UGA scientist
... distributed over a particular, relatively limited geographic area. "It is unusual to find new species that are native to the environment, compared to invasive species that have been introduced to that environment. New endemics are more commonly found in less explored regions like tropical rainforests or remot...Why the Amazon rainforest is so rich in species
... was a very simple molecular test but it rules out geographic isolation caused by past climate change as the main cause of species evolution. Instead the evolution of species must largely be caused by intrinsic biological features of each group of species." He added: "This research is helping us understand the ...Pall filtration technology verified to remove arsenic from drinking water
...he U.S. can vary greatly. Although there are some geographic hot spots, the highest arsenic levels in the U.S. are found mostly in states west of the continental divide. However, several New England states such as New Hampshire and Maine have reported that as many as 30% and 14%, respectively, of their public...New research examines genetics of successful aging
...old, who were matched for sex, race, ethnicity and geographic location. Specifically, Dr. Zubenko and his research team attempted to identify specific genetic sequences present in older individuals that may be linked to reaching older ages with preserved cognitive abilities, or conversely, specific genetic seq...UC Davis expert writes key report on controversial UK badger killings
...lled at all. The researchers concluded that on the geographic scales tested (up to 100 square kilometers, or 37 square miles), the negative effects of culling greatly outweighed the benefits. Woodroffe said the findings underscored the importance of ecological research in sound policy making particularly as lo...History of human cannibalism eats away at researchers
...a to assess the ages of the mutations, to identify geographic patterns of variation, and to evaluate selective forces that have potentially influenced these patterns. "In contrast to the previous study, which concluded that variation in the PRNP gene was strongly skewed toward intermediate frequency variants,...Increasing human mobility is a key cause of the geographic spread of modern epidemics. Bacteria and viruses c...can register a dollar bill for fun and monitor its geographic circulation. Like viruses, money is transported by people from place to place. Surprisingly, the sci...Airborne and satellite radars record Frascati grape harvest
...d for the BACCHUS-DOC campaign because a dedicated geographic information system (GIS) has been constructed for this DOC area as part of a European Commission-funded project called Bacchus, aimed at applying Earth Observation and GIS technology to improve European wine quality. Bacchus is now complete, but a fo...Turkish scientist's discovery of how proteins work
...ize winner and may present regional awards in four geographic regions: North America, Europe, Japan and all other countries. These regional winners receive $5,000 awards. In addition to the grand prize, the 2005 awards also recognize the following regional winners: Nieng Yan (North America): For her essay, "M...High-tech tags on marine animals yield valuable data for biologists and oceanographers
...eatly improved the ability to pinpoint an animal's geographic location, and researchers are adding new capabilities to the tags, such as measuring the chlorophyll content of the water (an indicator of algal blooms or "primary productivity"). "We can now use animals to show us things like the thermal properties...Three new species of lemurs identified
...is. The newly identified species live in different geographic areas, separated by rivers, but show no obvious morphological differences.......mation from the different virus strains with their geographic positions and the date that they were sampled. Together with a mathematical model of how the virus evolves this information was used to estimate the cougar's population size, the changes in the population over time, rate of evolution and rate of move...