Thursday, July 19, 2012
A University of Florida researcher and colleagues in Australia and Germany have discovered what might be a deadly new snake virus.
Dubbed the “Sunshine virus” because of its discovery in Australia’s Sunshine Coast region, the organism causes nervous system and respiratory disease and is the first of its kind to be identified. Although it is in the same overall family as other viruses that affect snakes and lizards, the Sunshine virus doesn’t fit into existing subgroups of viruses. ..
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Sunday, December 18, 2011
A research project going on at Florida Tech involves teaching snakes — so that hopefully, they can teach us a thing or two.
Michael Grace, an associate dean of the College of Science at Florida Tech and a professor of biological sciences, earned a three-year, $369,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for his work on the mechanisms of infrared imaging in pit vipers, pythons and boas. ..
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Friday, September 16, 2011
Yang Wang is known for conducting complex research using highly
sophisticated equipment. Yet the Florida State University geochemist
also has spent days hiking through the remote outback of Tibet and
camping in the foothills of the Himalayas — all in the name of
scientific discovery. ..
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Wednesday, July 06, 2011
After living incognito for millions of years in a remote area of a
forested mountain range in the Philippines, seven newfound species of
mice owe their recent discovery to DNA evidence and the Florida State
University biologist who deciphered it. ..
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
The BP oil spill and the dispersants used to clean it up may be
contributing to the unusually high number of dolphins dying in the Gulf
of Mexico, according to a University of Central Florida scientist. ..
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Monday, April 18, 2011
Fish lice, which are actually crustaceans, use their mouths to attach
to fish and feed on blood and bodily fluids, causing tissue damage,
anemia and sometimes fatal wounds. ..
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Tuesday, April 05, 2011
The
Marine Mammal Research and Conservation Program (MMRC) at Florida
Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute in Fort
Pierce is working in collaboration with Associated Scientists at Woods
Hole in Woods Hole, Massachusetts (ASWH), and the Marine Resources
Council in Palm Bay, to enhance ongoing research, conservation and
education efforts involving North Atlantic right whales during their
annual migration to their wintering and calving grounds in northern
Florida. ..
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Marine biologists have solved a conundrum that has stumped them for
years—how to count reef fish. It may sound simple, but the task is
actually complex and critical in helping to evaluate the state of our
oceans, coral reefs, and the marine life that populate them. ..
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Monday, March 07, 2011
The study shows the trickle-down effect the loss of large mammals has
on other species, and researchers say it is a lesson from the past that
should be remembered when making conservation, game and land-use
decisions today. ..
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Tuesday, March 01, 2011
One local scientist's research with underwater snails could make it easier to quit smoking. ..
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