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Biodiversity, Bioscience Education, Biotechnology, DNA Barcoding, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, Rockefeller University / Trinity, The Rockefeller University

Unlisted ingredients in teas and herbal brews revealed in DNA tests by high school students

terry / July 20, 2011

Rockefeller University, New York 20 Jul 11 Take a second look at your iced or steaming tea. Guided by scientific […]

Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate, Environment, food, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, soil, The Rockefeller University, University of Helsinki

Higher density means world forests are capturing more carbon

terry / June 6, 2011

Rockefeller University, New York / University of Helsinki 06 Jun 11 Forests in many regions are becoming larger carbon sinks thanks to

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

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

terry / January 2, 2010

Rockefeller University New York City 28-Dec-2009 Two New York City high school students exploring their homes using the latest high-tech

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Biotechnology, DNA Barcoding, Encyclopedia of Life, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, Smithsonian Institution, The Rockefeller University

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

terry / September 8, 2009

Encyclopedia of Life Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 23-Aug-2009 Over 30,000 still images and video, as well as local information about

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

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

terry / June 1, 2009

Consortium for the Barcode of Life, Encyclopedia of Life Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC; Natural History Museum, London 31-May-2009 Biodiversity information,

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

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

terry / June 1, 2009

Census of Marine Life Washington DC 24-May-2009 Census of Marine Life historians reconstruct images of past sea life that boggle

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 find hundreds of identical species thrive in both Arctic, Antarctic

terry / February 18, 2009

Census of Marine Life Washington DC 15-Feb-2009 Earth’s unique, forbidding ice oceans of the Arctic and Antarctic have revealed

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

Scientists Report Major Steps Towards 1st Census of Marine Life

terry / November 11, 2008

Census of Marine Life Washington DC 9-Nov-2008 Among report’s revelations: Antarctic ancestry of many octopus species, behemoth bacteria, colossal sea

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

Explorers find hundreds of undescribed corals, other species on familiar Australian reefs

terry / October 9, 2008

Census of Marine Life Washington D.C. 18-Sep-2008 Hundreds of new kinds of animal species surprised international researchers systematically exploring waters

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

Students Use DNA Barcodes to Unmask “Mislabeled” Fish at Grocery Stores, Restaurants

terry / August 25, 2008

Rockefeller University / Trinity School New York 22-Aug-08 Two New York City high school friends, curious about new DNA barcoding