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Diversity Defined
Relates to the enormous variety of traits within biological species or the great overall number of species present on Earth
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The Color of Evolution: How One Fish Became Two Fish
Published October 7, 2008, 2:17 pm, PhysOrg
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ever since Darwin discovered that species can evolve, scientists have wondered how new species form. Answering this question is the key to understanding the diversity of all of life. A group of colorful fishes in Africa's Lake Victoria have been the focus of scientific efforts to unravel how new species form. This lake contains more than 500 species of cichlids, which play a ...
Inherited Disorders And Copy Number Changes In Human Alpha-Globin Genes
Published October 7, 2008, 1:07 pm, Medical News Today
A researcher from the University of Leicester has shed new light on the way genetic material is exchanged between chromosomes, the effect this 'aberrant exchange' has had on inherited disorders like thalassaemia (a form of anaemia), and its link with malaria.
Many wild animals face extinction, survey finds
Published October 7, 2008, 1:00 pm, Chicago Tribune
By Kenneth R. Weiss
SLC2A9 Is A High-Capacity Urate Transporter In Humans, Discovered By Researchers
Published October 7, 2008, 12:08 pm, Medical News Today
An international team of researchers led by Professors Mark Caulfield and Patricia Munroe, from the William Harvey Research Institute at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry with Chris Cheeseman at the University of Alberta in Canada and Kelle Moley at the University of Washington in
Litigation and Arbitration
Published October 7, 2008, 9:33 am, Mondaq
Global warming has been called "the Ultimate Public Nuisance" (see Environmental Law Institute's Creative Common Law Strategies for Protecting the Environment, Chapter 5, 107), and the plaintiffs' bar has described climate change litigation as "the next big tobacco" in terms of the litigation model it may use to pursue claims against those allegedly responsible.
The American University in Dubai Grants US$26million in Scholarships to Media and Journalism Students at its Mohammed ...
Published October 7, 2008, 6:09 am, Zawya
NEW YORK/PRNewswire/ -- The American University in Dubai (AUD) American University in Dubai (AUD) announced at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting that it has made a commitment to offer US$26million in scholarship funds to outstanding students in financial need all over the Middle East. These scholarships will help students attend The Mohammed Bin Rashid School for Communication ...
1 in 4 mammals threatened
Published October 7, 2008, 6:03 am, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
BARCELONA, Spain -- At least one-quarter of the world's mammals in the wild are threatened with extinction, according to an international survey released yesterday that blames the loss of wildlife habitat, hunting and poaching for the steep declines.
Structure Of Important Neurological Receptor Defined By Scripps Research Scientists
Published October 7, 2008, 4:10 am, Medical News Today
Findings establish a platform to understand G protein-coupled receptors; may help in development of new class of Parkinson's treatments Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have determined the structure of an adenosine receptor that plays a critical role in a number of important physiological processes including pain, breathing, and heart function.
Bringing "Garden of Eden" to Africa under UN-sponsored nature restoration
Published October 7, 2008, 1:20 am, People's Daily
Inspired by the success in rehabilitating the Iraqi marshlands that some believe were the site of the Biblical Garden of Eden, UN-backed pilot projects are now targeting a "lost" lake in Mali, a Kenyan forest that is a vital source for key rivers and lakes, and land restoration in Haiti. The projects are among several such large-scale and nationally significant rehabilitation initiatives that ...
One-fourth of wild mammal species may face extinction
Published October 7, 2008, 12:11 am, Los Angeles Times
A survey, released in Barcelona at the World Conservation Congress, evaluates the status of the world's 5,487 mammal species. The prognosis is not good. At least one-quarter of the world's mammal species in the wild are threatened with extinction, according to an international survey released Monday that blames the loss of wildlife habitat as well as hunting and poaching for the steep ...
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- Designing for diversity : gender, race, and ethnicity in the architectural profession [WorldCat.org]
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