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Student sleuths exploring with DNA barcodes reveal zoo of 95 species in typical NYC homes – find a mystery cockroach and new evidence of food fraud

Rockefeller University New York City 28-Dec-2009 Two New York City high school students exploring their homes using the latest high-tech DNA analysis techniques were astonished to discover a veritable zoo of 95 animal species surrounding them, in everything from fridges to furniture, from sidewalks to shipping boxes, and from feather dusters to floor corners. Guided […]

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Indigenous delegates to UN talks in Copenhagen debut video evidence, accounts of climate change

Christensen Fund, Palo Alto, California 3-Dec-09 A delegation of more than 20 indigenous teens, women, elders and shamen heading to historic Copenhagen climate talks today offered the world self-created video evidence and testimonials of climate change problems in their far-flung home communities.   The videos include scenes of cows and zebra dead or dying of drought […]

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Traditional indigenous fire management techniques deployed against climate change

29-Nov-2009 United Nations University Tokyo / Darwin Carbon credits bring millions for new jobs in indigenous communities; Australian project a model of opportunity, especially for Africa A landmark Australian project that mitigates the extent and severity of natural savannah blazes by deploying traditional Indigenous fire management techniques is being hailed as a model with vast […]

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Beyond sunlight: Explorers census 17,650 ocean species between edge of darkness and black abyss

22-Nov-2009 Census of Marine Life Washington DC Deep sea teeming with species that have never known sunlight Census of Marine Life scientists have inventoried an astonishing abundance, diversity and distribution of deep sea species that have never known sunlight – creatures that somehow manage a living in a frigid black world down to 5,000 meters […]

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Powerful new world alliance of global health researchers announce landmark pact on priorities

16-Nov-2009 Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Agencies managing 80 percent of global public health research funding set first priorities for common, concerted efforts on heart and lung diseases, other ‘chronic non-communicable diseases’ An alliance of institutions collectively managing an estimated 80 percent of all public health research funding worldwide today announced their first targets for […]

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DNA barcodes: Creative new uses span health, fraud, smuggling, history, more

Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL), Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 6-Nov-2009 The scientific ability to quickly and accurately identify species through DNA “barcoding” is being embraced and applied by a growing legion of global authorities – from medical and agricultural researchers to police and customs authorities to palaeontologists and others. Some 350 experts from […]

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Tap wealth of local products emerging to fight ‘neglected’ diseases of poor: study

McLaughlin-Rotman Center for Global Health 3 Nov 2009 Experts propose ‘Global Health Accellerator’ to help new drugs, diagnostics, vaccines reach distant markets Research firms in developing countries have a medicine cabinet full of affordable and innovative drugs, diagnostics and vaccines on shelves or in development to address “neglected tropical diseases” but need help to get […]

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World will miss 2010 target to stem biodiversity loss, experts say

DIVERSITAS, Paris 11-Oct-2009 Growing water needs, mismanagement leading to ‘catastrophic decline’ in freshwater biodiversity The world will miss its agreed target to stem biodiversity loss by next year, according to experts convening in Cape Town for a landmark conference devoted to biodiversity science. The goal was agreed at the 6th Conference of Parties to the […]

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What are Coral Reef Services Worth? $130,000 to $1.2 Million per Hectare, per Year: Experts

Diversitas, Paris Economists, assigning values to ‘ecosystem services,’ report staggering totals and rates of return on investment Experts concluding the global DIVERSITAS biodiversity conference today in Cape Town described preliminary research revealing jaw-dropping dollar values of the “ecosystem services” of biomes like forests and coral reefs – including food, pollution treatment and climate regulation. Undertaken […]

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Medical ethics experts identify, address key issues in H1N1 pandemic

Joint Centre for Bioethics, Toronto 23 Sep 2009 The anticipated onset of a second wave of the H1N1 influenza pandemic could present a host of thorny medical ethics issues best considered well in advance, according to the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics, which today released nine papers for public discussion. Topics include duty […]

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Set world standards for electronics recycling, reuse to curb e-waste exports to developing countries

United Nations University 15 September 2009 Sold in 2006: 230 million computers, 1 billion cell phones, 45.5 million TVs; many destined for uncontrolled disposal without change in policies, consumer practices Processes and policies governing the reuse and recycling of electronic products need to be standardized worldwide to stem and reverse the growing problem of illegal […]

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Health biotech firms with developing country partners better postitioned to innovate, prosper

McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health 9 Sep 2009 Lower manufacturing, clinical trial, R&D costs of developing country partners equal major opportunities to advance global health, market position Collaboration with health biotech companies in developing countries represents a major opportunity for companies in developed countries to strengthen their market reach and innovation potential, acording to the […]

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Cool new tools let public contribute to massive interactive online biodiversity encyclopedia

Encyclopedia of Life Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 23-Aug-2009 Over 30,000 still images and video, as well as local information about changing biodiversity, have been uploaded to the Encyclopedia of Life via new tools that let the public contribute as never before to a global online science collaboration of unprecedented scale. Experts and citizen scientists alike […]

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Tuvalu hopes solar project inspires climate talks; nation sets goal of 100 percent clean energy by 2020

e8, Montreal 19 July 2009 Pacific nation of 9 islands seeks to expand first solar system, donated by e8, a consortium of G8 country electricity firms Amid worsening climate change-related problems for small island states, Tuvalu has established a national goal of being powered entirely by renewable energy sources by 2020. Government officials and the […]

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Health research agencies form global alliance to curb humanity’s most fatal diseases

Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases London / Washington / Toronto 15-Jun-2009 Six of the world’s foremost health agencies, collectively managing an estimated 80% of all public health research funding, today announced formation of a landmark alliance to collaborate in the critical battle against chronic, non-communicable diseases: cardiovascular diseases (mainly heart disease and stroke), several cancers, […]

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UNEP report details surprising green energy investment trends worldwide

United Nations Environment Programme Nairobi / Paris 3-Jun-2009 Some $155 billion was invested in 2008 in clean energy companies and projects worldwide, not including large hydro, a new report launched today says. Of this $13.5 billion of new private investment went into companies developing and scaling-up new technologies alongside $117 billion of investment in renewable […]

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Scientists announce major global collaboration to create online ‘macroscopic observatory’ of Earth’s biodiversity

Consortium for the Barcode of Life, Encyclopedia of Life Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC; Natural History Museum, London 31-May-2009 Biodiversity information, innovative internet architecture being fused to create seamless, global view of life Wanted (soon): observations from environment-minded citizens that will allow science to study biodiversity at a planetary level in a massive, comprehensive virtual observatory […]

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Ocean life in olden days: Researchers upend modern notions of ‘natural’ animal sizes, abundance

Census of Marine Life Washington DC 24-May-2009 Census of Marine Life historians reconstruct images of past sea life that boggle today’s imagination Before oil hunters in the early 1800s harpooned whales by the score, the ocean around New Zealand teemed with about 27,000 southern right whales – roughly 30 times as many as today – […]

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Mexican Genome Mapped

National Institute of Genomic Medicine Mexico City 11-May-2009 Landmark Mexican Study Reveals Significant Genetic Variation Between Nation’s Population And World’s Other Known Genetic Subgroups Study moves scientists closer to identifying individuals at risk or resistant to flu and other diseases, and to the potential of creating genome-customized drugs Could genetic differences explain why some people […]

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“Designer Wheat” Research Breakthrough Wins Grade 10 Saskatchewan Student, 16, Top Honour in National Biotech Competition

Canadian Biotechnology Education Resource Centre / BioTalent Canada Toronto / Ottawa 6-May-2009 Genetic research by a 16-year-old Saskatchewan student that could one day help farmers grow “designer wheat” — tailoring the starch content of grain grown for different markets — has earned the top national prize in the 2009 Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge (SABC). Grade 10 […]

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DNA barcoding of mosquito species deployed in bid to end elephantiasis

JRS Biodiversity Foundation Philadelphia, USA 29-Apr-2009 First use of DNA barcoding in war against a major world disease New biotechnologies that allow scientists to quickly and accurately distinguish species based on a simple DNA analysis are being creatively deployed for the first time in the war against a major global disease. The University of Ghana, […]

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Indigenous peoples at world summit to share climate change observations, coping techniques

United Nations University Tokyo, Japan 19-Apr-2009 With the first climate change-related relocation of an Inuit village already underway, some 400 Indigenous People and observers from 80 nations are convening in Alaska for a UN-affiliated conference April 20-24 to discuss ways in which traditional knowledge can be used to both mitigate and adapt to climate change. […]

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