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Bats not the enemy in the fight against COVID-19
… bats is not that surprising. “Bats have a high species diversity; in addition to this, they have been sampled more … to other coronaviruses isolated from bats. These close genetic relations of SARS-CoV-1, SARSCoV-2 and other … would be so much easier and safer. Virologists get quick publications easily from bats and bats have few defenders …
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What is a species?
… biology, ecologists are using quantitative measures of genetic differences to recognize species. Red wolf. … an endangered species is variable, depending on fecundity, genetic diversity, available habitat, and other factors. These are …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… fragmented or perforated, low on predator and competitor diversity, and riddled with human developments. And it’s … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Is the coronavirus pandemic related to meat production?
… in any other organism besides human beings. In terms of its genetic similarity, based on its genotype, it’s most … not even that close to identical. I’ve read of different genetic similarities between 85 percent and a bit over 90 … often with a focus on the intrinsic value of nature, of diversity, of natural areas, wilderness, etc. But there is …
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Agricultural landscapes
… the vulnerability of our food system by planting a narrow diversity of crops on a vast areas of the landscape. … book, The Seed Underground , Janisse Ray described the genetic homogenization of food crops. Three species (wheat, … nine species of wheat constitute half of that grown. This genetic selection for high-yielding varieties, sometimes …
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Cary Art Installation
… Agricultural Research Service’s National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation in Colorado, the Millennium … and interaction of cyanobacteria, diving into the diversity and scope of form, function, and scientific … Jersey. Stillman’s art work has been reviewed in numerous publications including the New York Times and Hyperallergic. …
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Why oceanic islands buck biodiversity trends
… oceanic islands buck biodiversity trends Plant diversity is generally much higher near the equator than the … among species is necessary to support and maintain high diversity, particularly in tropical ecosystems. … how mutualisms — or the lack thereof — may affect diversity in other parts of island ecosystems, such as the …
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Cary to co-lead $4.8M study on how environmental conditions shape viral outbreaks in wild rodents
… the recently proven tool of metaviromics. Unlike other genetic sequencing techniques, which are quite targeted, …
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Peter Groffman elected president of the Ecological Society of America
… on issues such as open access, participatory science, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. In a lecture on …
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A diversity of wildlife is good for our health
A diversity of wildlife is good for our health To … of biodiversity are hotspots for disease. More animal diversity must equal more dangerous pathogens. But this … to people. In less-disturbed landscapes with more animal diversity, these risky reservoirs are less abundant and …
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