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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, DNA Barcoding, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Potential new bird, bat species revealed by extensive DNA barcode studies

terry / February 18, 2007

Rockefeller University / University of Guelph 18-Feb-2007 Scientists complete DNA portrait of US, Canadian bird species, Guyanese bats At unprecedented […]

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Extreme Life, Marine Style, Highlights 2006 Ocean Census; Frontiers of Marine Science Stretched by Census experts

terry / December 10, 2006

Census of Marine Life 10-Dec-2006 A host of record-breaking discoveries and revelations that stretch the extreme frontiers of marine knowledge

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University, University of Helsinki

End of deforestation in view? Experts advance new way to size up global forest resources

terry / November 13, 2006

13-Nov-2006 University of Helsinki / Rockefeller University, New York ‘Growing stock’ expanding in most forested nations, even with modest prosperity

Abdallah Daar, Global Health, Health in Developing Countries, Joint Center for Bioethics, McLaughlin-Rotman Center for Global Health, Peter A. Singer

Replacing insulin is top-ranked breakthrough foreseen for health in developing world

terry / September 11, 2006

11-Sep-2006 University of Toronto Joint Center for Bioethics Experts rank top 10 ways of improving health in poor countries from

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, DNA Barcoding, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Ocean microbe census discovers diverse world of rare bacteria

terry / July 31, 2006

31 July 2006 Census of Marine Life A startling revelation about the number of different kinds of bacteria in the

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

‘Fish with chips’ reporting from ocean among highlights at Census of Marine Life mid-point

terry / December 14, 2005

14 Dec 05 Census of Marine Life A physconect siphonophore, Marrus sp., photographed during NOAA’s Arctic “Hidden Ocean” expedition in

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Restaurant seafood prices since 1850s help plot marine harvests through history

terry / October 23, 2005

23 Oct 05 Census of Marine Life Seafood prices collected from U.S. restaurant menus dating to the 1850s will help

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, DNA Barcoding, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Census of Marine Life explorers surprised by diversity, density of Arctic creatures

terry / July 5, 2005

29 Jul 05 Census of Marine Life A historic expedition of Census of Marine Life explorers to the planet’s most

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

First ever estimate of cod fishery in 1850s reveals 96% decline on Scotian Shelf

terry / March 1, 2005

1-Mar-2005 Census of Marine Life Once a dominant species, the volume of cod on the Scotian Shelf has plunged 96%

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Census of Marine Life – Discoveries and Highlights 2004: Scientists add 4m+ records

terry / November 23, 2004

23 Nov 04 Census of Marine Life Even in Europe and the best studied seas, the rapid ongoing discovery of