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4 Signs the Tide May Be Turning Against Lion Hunting, and 1 It Isn’t
International outcry over Cecil the lion’s death is sparking changes around the world.
International outcry over Cecil the lion’s death is sparking changes around the world.
Ecology
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 06, 2015, 7:43am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 06, 2015, 7:43am
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Scientists in Iran clone endangered mouflon – born to domestic sheep
Poaching has driven the Isfahan mouflon close to extinction in Iran, where scientists are hailing the rare successful example of interspecies cloning
Poaching has driven the Isfahan mouflon close to extinction in Iran, where scientists are hailing the rare successful example of interspecies cloning
Genetics
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 06, 2015, 7:43am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 06, 2015, 7:43am
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When is a jackal not a jackal? When it's really a 'golden wolf'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - They look alike, act alike and long have been considered to be the same species. But, in the case of the golden jackals found across parts of Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe, it turns out that appearances can be deceiving.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - They look alike, act alike and long have been considered to be the same species. But, in the case of the golden jackals found across parts of Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe, it turns out that appearances can be deceiving.
Why Africa's Vultures Are "Collapsing Toward Extinction"
A demand for vulture parts in witchcraft, as well as poisoning and urbanization, has caused a nearly 90 percent decline in the scavengers' populations.
A demand for vulture parts in witchcraft, as well as poisoning and urbanization, has caused a nearly 90 percent decline in the scavengers' populations.
Ecology
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Friday, Jul 31, 2015, 12:58pm
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Friday, Jul 31, 2015, 12:58pm
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Cancer scare halts pioneering stem-cell trial to cure blindness
The first ever trial of reprogrammed stem cells is put on hold while scientists investigate whether the procedure caused a potentially cancerous mutation
The first ever trial of reprogrammed stem cells is put on hold while scientists investigate whether the procedure caused a potentially cancerous mutation
Genetics
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Jul 31, 2015, 12:58pm
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Jul 31, 2015, 12:58pm
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'Gay genes': science is on the right track, we're born this way. Let’s deal with it.
A recent article argued that sexuality is down to choice, not genetics. But the scientific evidence says otherwise, and points to a strong biological origin
A recent article argued that sexuality is down to choice, not genetics. But the scientific evidence says otherwise, and points to a strong biological origin
Genetics
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Jul 24, 2015, 8:19am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Jul 24, 2015, 8:19am
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Mysterious link emerges between Native Americans and people half a globe away
Traces of Australo-Melanesian ancestry in some Native Americans could shed light on the peopling of the Americas
Traces of Australo-Melanesian ancestry in some Native Americans could shed light on the peopling of the Americas
Genetics
Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 21, 2015, 1:24pm
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Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 21, 2015, 1:24pm
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Scientists use 'therapeutic cloning' to fix mitochondrial genes
U.S. researchers have used a controversial cloning technique to make new, healthy, perfectly matched stem cells from the skin of patients with mitochondrial diseases in a first step toward treatment for these incurable, life-threatening conditions.
U.S. researchers have used a controversial cloning technique to make new, healthy, perfectly matched stem cells from the skin of patients with mitochondrial diseases in a first step toward treatment for these incurable, life-threatening conditions.
Genetics
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 16, 2015, 10:42am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 16, 2015, 10:42am
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U.S. Steps Up Fight Against Poaching and Wildlife Trafficking
Congress, the President, and several states are responding to African wildlife crisis with new actions.
Congress, the President, and several states are responding to African wildlife crisis with new actions.
Ecology
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 16, 2015, 10:42am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 16, 2015, 10:42am
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Arctic deal bans North Pole fishing
The US and Russia are among five countries to sign a deal to prevent commercial fishing in the melting Arctic sea ice near the North Pole.
The US and Russia are among five countries to sign a deal to prevent commercial fishing in the melting Arctic sea ice near the North Pole.
Ecology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 16, 2015, 10:42am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 16, 2015, 10:42am
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World’s largest viper: “Six feet long and vicious”
The four species of bushmaster, found in the rainforests of Central and South America, are the world’s longest vipers.
The four species of bushmaster, found in the rainforests of Central and South America, are the world’s longest vipers.
Ecology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 16, 2015, 10:42am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 16, 2015, 10:42am
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Genetic Tweaks Are Restoring Hearing In Animals, Raising Hopes For People
The latest accomplishment for gene therapy involves mice with inherited deafness. Meanwhile, the drugmaker Novartis is conducting the first trial of gene therapy for people with hearing loss.
The latest accomplishment for gene therapy involves mice with inherited deafness. Meanwhile, the drugmaker Novartis is conducting the first trial of gene therapy for people with hearing loss.
The gastric-brooding frog: how to bring a species back from the dead – video
Australia's gastric-brooding frog was discovered in the 1970s but by the early 1980s was classed as extinct. However, this remarkable frog, which projectile-vomits its young after gestating them in its stomach, is the subject of ground-breaking research at the University of New South Wales to recreate an extinct species.
Australia's gastric-brooding frog was discovered in the 1970s but by the early 1980s was classed as extinct. However, this remarkable frog, which projectile-vomits its young after gestating them in its stomach, is the subject of ground-breaking research at the University of New South Wales to recreate an extinct species.
Ecology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 09, 2015, 9:20am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 09, 2015, 9:20am
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Modified mosquitoes begin blitz on dengue in Brazilian city
An eradication programme in Piracicaba, Brazil, is using genetically modified mosquitoes to control disease-carrying ones, and Florida could be next
An eradication programme in Piracicaba, Brazil, is using genetically modified mosquitoes to control disease-carrying ones, and Florida could be next
Ecology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 07, 2015, 10:27am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 07, 2015, 10:27am
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Genetically Modified Salmon: Coming To A River Near You?
Scientists are trying to predict what might happen if genetically modified salmon escaped growth facilities. It's a scenario often raised by critics who don't want the FDA to approve sale of the fish.
Scientists are trying to predict what might happen if genetically modified salmon escaped growth facilities. It's a scenario often raised by critics who don't want the FDA to approve sale of the fish.
Wild beaver gives birth in England
A female from the first wild beaver colony in England for hundreds of years has given birth to at least two young.
A female from the first wild beaver colony in England for hundreds of years has given birth to at least two young.
Ecology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 24, 2015, 12:40pm
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 24, 2015, 12:40pm
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Could these piglets become Britain's first commercially viable GM animals?
Pigs ‘edited’ with a warthog gene to resist African swine fever could help spawn GM animal farms in the UK
Pigs ‘edited’ with a warthog gene to resist African swine fever could help spawn GM animal farms in the UK
Genetics
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 24, 2015, 12:40pm
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 24, 2015, 12:40pm
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Japan to resume whale hunts in the Antarctic
The decision comes despite a ruling that Tokyo hasn't proven a scientific need for the hunts
The decision comes despite a ruling that Tokyo hasn't proven a scientific need for the hunts
Researchers push to prevent a last dance for the lesser prairie chicken
An urgent effort to save the West's iconic lesser prairie chicken could point the way to a truce in other endangered-species battles
An urgent effort to save the West's iconic lesser prairie chicken could point the way to a truce in other endangered-species battles
Once And Future Nut: How Genetic Engineering May Bring Back Chestnuts
The American chestnut is poised to return — as a bionic, blight-resistant tree. Scientists hope to plant about 10,000 transgenic plantlets to pollinate trees in the "wild."
The American chestnut is poised to return — as a bionic, blight-resistant tree. Scientists hope to plant about 10,000 transgenic plantlets to pollinate trees in the "wild."
DNA Tracking Of Ivory Helps Biologists Find Poaching Hotspots
To stop elephant slaughter in Africa, zoologist Sam Wasser spent years extracting DNA from elephant dung and tissue. Much of the world's poached ivory, he discovered, comes from just three places.
To stop elephant slaughter in Africa, zoologist Sam Wasser spent years extracting DNA from elephant dung and tissue. Much of the world's poached ivory, he discovered, comes from just three places.
Humans are behind the mass extinction of animals
What scientists are calling "the sixth extinction" in the Earth's history is underway - and it's our fault
What scientists are calling "the sixth extinction" in the Earth's history is underway - and it's our fault
Bees exposed to common pesticide can't find flowers
A new study finds the pesticide interferes with bees' ability to sniff out nectar and could be behind their widespread demise
A new study finds the pesticide interferes with bees' ability to sniff out nectar and could be behind their widespread demise
Baboon-Trackers Herald New Age of Animal Behaviour Research
Picture a troop of olive baboons, moving over the savannah. There’s around fifty of them, and they cover …
Picture a troop of olive baboons, moving over the savannah. There’s around fifty of them, and they cover …
Ecology
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Friday, Jun 19, 2015, 9:12am
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Friday, Jun 19, 2015, 9:12am
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Bitterns booming again, say experts
One of the UK's most threatened birds - the bittern - is returning to England and Wales, according to conservationists.
One of the UK's most threatened birds - the bittern - is returning to England and Wales, according to conservationists.
Ecology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 18, 2015, 10:42am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 18, 2015, 10:42am
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Hunt for Viking DNA among Normandy residents riles anti-racism activists
British scientists searching for evidence of Norse colonisation in the communities of the Cotentin peninsula warn of ‘sensitivities’ over the issue
British scientists searching for evidence of Norse colonisation in the communities of the Cotentin peninsula warn of ‘sensitivities’ over the issue
Genetics
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 16, 2015, 8:38am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 16, 2015, 8:38am
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Egg or sperm? Scientists identify a gene that makes the call
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Providing insight into the sometimes mysterious biology of reproduction, researchers in Japan have identified a gene that controls whether the reproductive precursor cells known as germ cells eventually become sperm or eggs.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Providing insight into the sometimes mysterious biology of reproduction, researchers in Japan have identified a gene that controls whether the reproductive precursor cells known as germ cells eventually become sperm or eggs.
Genetics
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Friday, Jun 12, 2015, 10:49am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Friday, Jun 12, 2015, 10:49am
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134,000 saiga antelope dead in two weeks. What is the probable cause?
In May, 134,000 saiga died in the space of just two weeks. I spoke to E.J. Milner-Gulland, a conservation biologist at Imperial College about the probable cause
In May, 134,000 saiga died in the space of just two weeks. I spoke to E.J. Milner-Gulland, a conservation biologist at Imperial College about the probable cause
Ecology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Jun 12, 2015, 10:49am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Jun 12, 2015, 10:49am
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It's Spawning Season: Are Horseshoe Crabs Down For the Count?
Migratory birds and humans have long relied on the odd creatures, and scientists now fear they're on the decline. This time each year, volunteers fan out along Mid-Atlantic coast to count the crabs.
Migratory birds and humans have long relied on the odd creatures, and scientists now fear they're on the decline. This time each year, volunteers fan out along Mid-Atlantic coast to count the crabs.
More Evidence That Parents' Ages Could Influence Autism Risk
A large, international study found that kids born to older parents had higher rates of autism. Having a teen mom or parents with a large gap between their ages also increased the autism odds.
A large, international study found that kids born to older parents had higher rates of autism. Having a teen mom or parents with a large gap between their ages also increased the autism odds.
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