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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… to the field, and aggressively worked the interface between science and society. The strength of his … incredibly bright and an early adopter of using computer models to understand ecosystem processes. He also turned out … “Gary had a gracious approach to science and professional interactions—no ego involved. He wanted to see the best …
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Cary Institute partners on $3M study on COVID-19 variants that could emerge from wildlife
… future SARS-CoV-2 strains with the potential to pass between animals and people. Photo by (clockwise from … AI technologies, including generative AI and foundation models,” said Das. “Ultimately, we hope this work can … variants and their performance in lab assays to species interactions in the real world, we can better understand the …
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Ecology and artificial intelligence: stronger together
… Academy of Sciences , the paper argues for a synergy between AI and ecology that could both strengthen AI and … variables interact. "Compared to other statistical models, AI can incorporate greater amounts of data and a … of data sources, and that might help us discover new interactions and drivers that we may not have thought were …
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Animal reservoirs—where the next SARS-CoV-2 variant could arise
… said in an interview. Understanding how the virus jumps between species—known to ecologists as a “spillover” … noted that MERS-CoV spike mutations improved the virus’ interactions with the variant DPP-4 receptor but did not … interactions and geographic distributions. Such models need confirmation from laboratory studies and …
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Machine learning IDs mammal species with the potential to spread SARS-CoV-2
… Back and forth transmission of SARS-CoV-2 between people and other mammals increases the risk of new … shedding, and onward transmission. The team trained their models on a conservative binding strength threshold informed … 1983, our scientists have been investigating the complex interactions that govern the natural world and the impacts …
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Dr. David L. Strayer
Dr. David L. Strayer Freshwater Ecologist Expertise Hudson River, invasive species, streams strayerd@caryinstitute.org Dr. David L. StrayerPhD, 1984, Cornell University Placement Emeriti …
ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:40
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Exposure to past temperature variability may help forests cope with climate change
… 20-year study periods, 1950-1969 and 2000-2019, to identify regional trends in climate variability. Records included … and vice versa.” Hansen explains, “While climate models predict relatively modest overall warming in the … 1983, our scientists have been investigating the complex interactions that govern the natural world and the impacts …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… There was nothing inevitable about the Lyme epidemic. Then humans disrupted the environment and fueled an era of … and an earnest smile, has been studying the relationships between ticks, rodents, deer, other mammals, and their … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Q&A with Winslow Hansen: Wildfire in the western US
… for 84% of wildfires ignited, and 44% of area burned, between 1992-2012. Things like fireworks, tossed cigarette … are you projecting future fire activity? We use computer models and information on climate, fuel density, and … management must consider the local context, accounting for regionally specific factors like forest type, fire regime, …
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Pandemics: Humans are the culprits
Pandemics: Humans are the culprits “The more we destroy … or reduction of biodiversity is not the culprit. It is the interactions between humans and biodiversity,” insists Sean O’Brien, …
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