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Akashiwo sanguinea is a single-celled organism belonging to a group of algae called dinoflagellates. Akashiwo sanguinea is cosmopolitan (found worldwide) in estuarine and temperate coastal marine waters. Large concentrations of A. sanguinea, called blooms, can discolor water red. Akashiwo sanguinea is harmful to molluscs, and high concentrations called blooms can discolor water red and cause massive fish kills by depleting oxygen in the surrounding water. There have been no reports of illness or other harmful effects from an A. sanguinea bloom in Florida waters.
Almirante Brown is an Argentine Antarctic research station that was originally constructed in 1951 on the Antarctic Peninsula.
Saad K. Najmi presents his work Friday, April 15th at the 2016 Undergraduate Research Forum. More than 200 students present posters describing their research. The best and most innovative posters and presentations are recognized with awards judged and sponsored by the university, faculty, alumni and industry.
Grover Shannon, soybean breeding specialist at the MU Fisher Delta Research Center. For many years Grover's work has been in breeding new lines of soybeans for producers. Recently his team has developed a line of high-oleic soybeans that do not produce trans fat.
Photo by Kyle Spradley | © 2014 - Curators of the University of Missouri
Students meet with CEI researchers to choose which research tract they would like to pursue during the semester.
Karenia selliformis is a single-celled organism belonging to a group of algae called dinoflagellates. This species name comes from the word selliform, meaning having a saddle, describing the saddlelike shape of the bottom of the cell. Karenia selliformis has two whiplike appendages called flagella that aid its movement through the water column. This species has been identified in the marine waters of the Gulf, the Pacific Ocean near New Zealand, the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf near Kuwait. Karenia selliformis is part of the genus that contains K. brevis, which is known as the Florida red tide organism. It is not uncommon for K. selliformis to occur in conjunction with K. brevis blooms. There is no evidence that K. selliformis produces brevetoxins; however, it does produce gymnodimine, a toxin that can concentrate in shellfish but is considered to be of low risk to humans. There have been no reports of illness or other harmful effects from K. selliformis in Florida waters.
The CAFNR Bonfire was held on Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at Bradford Research Center. | © 2014 - Curators of the University of Missouri
Researcher inspecting some seeds in the field. Photo by IITA. (file name: ISS_346a). ONLY low res file available.
A sign I noticed on the notice board in my apartment's laundry room while doing laundry.
It reads:
MOTHER Research Study
Are you pregnant and using painkillers or heroin?
You may be eligible to pariticpate in the MOTHER study. This research is being done to see which medication is best for treating pregnant women addicted to painkillers (eg. Tylenol 3, oxycodone, oxycontin(r), morphine, codeine) or heroin.
We want to see if there is less withdrawl when mothers take Buprenorphene versus Methadone during pregnancy.
- Voluntary participation
- Medication free of charge
- Compensation in the form of vouchers
If you are interested, please contact the research staff.
Joaquin Rapela, a Ph.D. candidate in electrical engineering and neuroscience, conducts research at the Center for Vision Science and Technology. Photo by: Philip Channing
Scientific name: Diospyros virginiana
Common name: Common Persimmon
Family:Ebenaceae
Photo by: Robert Mayer
Arnold Arboretum Senior Research Scientist Cam Webb is collecting plants and studying the evolution and ecology of tropical trees in Indonesian forests. The genus Diospyros is well-represented in the tropics with over 500 species; however, there are only a few species present in the temperate regions such as Boston, including the species Diospyros virginiana. This genus is an excellent example of how the evolution of cold tolerance allowed some members of the genus to either invade frost zones or to adapt to a changing climate, as happened during the shrinking of the tropical zone (its traditional habitat) and the expansion of temperate zones during the Tertiary Period (65 million to 2.6 million years ago).
For more information: xmalesia.info/doc/diospyros.html
UFV recently held a night of food and awards to honour those UFV faculty and students who contributed to the research community. Congratulations to all involved!
For over a decade, CIAT has tested agronomic and soil management practices in Western Kenya. From minimum tillage to integrated soil fertility management, these trials are the most comprehensive picture of tropical soil health that we have in Kenya. They show-case changes in soil fertility and health, which take time to develop, hence the importance of these long-term trails. CIAT’s “Climate-smart soil protection and rehabilitation in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, India and Kenya” project is implemented in collaboration with the Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO); GOPA and implementing partners including PAFID, Welthungerhilfe and WOCAT - University of Bern. It is supported by the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). For more information, visit: blog.ciat.cgiar.org/sink-it-or-lose-it-the-carbon-trade-off/
Credit: ©2016CIAT/GeorginaSmith
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Pristine environments, limited resources, and near-complete isolation are just some of the attractions of Antarctica, often termed the White Desert. Numerous research stations dot the outer regions of the continent where scientists gather data on glaciology, seismology, climate change and the stars.
The French-Italian Concordia research station is one of three year-round stations and is located on Dome C, a plateau some 3200 m above sea level. Secluded from the world in inhospitable conditions, the crew stationed there tackle temperatures that can drop to –80°C in the winter, with a yearly average temperature of –50°C.
The air is extremely dry, so the crew suffer from continuously chapped lips and irritated eyes. The great open landscape alternates between months of night and months of daylight, and colours, smells and sounds are almost non-existent, adding to the sense of loneliness.
In other words, Concordia is perfect.
Here, researchers study the atmosphere, free from pollution, to gain insights into how the world’s population is changing Earth’s climate. Scientists conduct glaciology research by analysing the Antarctic plateau to reveal clues to our past as chemicals are trapped and frozen in the ice.
The thin atmosphere, clear skies and zero light-pollution around Concordia make it an enviable place for observing the Universe. The very southern location of Antarctica also makes it ideal for studying Earth’s magnetic field.
Delving deeper, Concordia is looking at the inside movements of Earth. A seismograph at Concordia measures movement and the research base is part of the international network of seismograph stations.
And then there is the human factor. Despite all the hardships of life in Antarctica, up to 16 people spend around a year at a time living in Concordia in the name of science. In addition to helping conduct other experiments and station maintenance, they are an experiment themselves. And ESA sends a medical doctor to Concordia to study the crew, like this year’s resident Dr Carmen Possnig, imaged above.
The elevation, isolation and sensory deprivation can wreak havoc on crewmembers’ biological clock, making it hard to get a good night’s sleep. Researchers track the effects of this on the human body and mind which adds to data being collected on astronauts on the International Space Station.
Insights are used to help people on Earth like shift workers, bedridden patients and those suffering from sleep disorders, and of course, astronauts serving in low Earth orbit.
Antarctic research at Concordia is helping humans adapt, mentally and physically, to a changing climate, a longer voyage in space, and eventually, life on another planet.
Read more about life at Concordia on the Chronicles from Concordia blog.
Credits: ESA/IPEV/PNRA–C. Possnig
The flats and shark team join forces to capture and tag lemonsharks and bonefish. Students also took data on the abundance of other species that were caught in the seine net.
Bournemouth, Dorset. 13 November 2014
A Market research interview being conducted in central Bournemouth on a very wet and windy November day.
Photo: Neil Turner
Byungmin Ahn, a graduate student in the Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, received a Gold Medal award in March 2008 for his presentation at the Fifth International Symposium on Ultrafine-Grained Materials held in New Orleans. Ahn is shown conducting research at the USC Composites Center. Photo by: Philip Channing
Engineering Senior Design Day participants present their projects for faculty and judges at Featheringill Hall. (John Russell/Vanderbilt University)
A tour of Concordia research base in Antarctica by glaciologist Albane Barbero.
Concordia lies 3200 m above sea level in the heart of Antarctica. At this altitude on the cold continent, temperatures can drop to -80°C.
Scientists conduct research far from the reaches of civilisation, while ESA sponsors a medical doctor each year to study the effect of isolation on the crew.
Credits: IPEV/PNRA-A. Barbero
Grover Shannon, soybean breeding specialist at the MU Fisher Delta Research Center. For many years Grover's work has been in breeding new lines of soybeans for producers. Recently his team has developed a line of high-oleic soybeans that do not produce trans fat.
Photo by Kyle Spradley | © 2014 - Curators of the University of Missouri
Biologists created information sheets about various fish species and displayed specimens of the corresponding fish to allow staff to examine them up-close.
To maintain excellent fish identification skills, staff members from the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute’s (FWRI) Fisheries-Independent Monitoring (FIM) group host training workshops a few times a year. Accurate identification of Florida’s saltwater species is important to FIM’s monitoring efforts. These workshops help staff members hone their species identification skills in the field and laboratory. In this workshop held in early 2013, biologists focused on anchovies, mullet, goatfish and lizardfish.
Virginia Tech's Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center in downtown Hampton. Wednesday, May 16, 2018. (Photo: Aileen Devlin | VA Sea Grant)
Students meet with CEI researchers to choose which research tract they would like to pursue during the semester.
The flats and shark team join forces to capture and tag lemonsharks and bonefish. Students also took data on the abundance of other species that were caught in the seine net.
Postdoctoral research fellow Douglas Pace (Ph.D., biology '02) studies environmental physiology and adaptation of marine animals under the direction of professor Donal T. Manahan. Dr. Pace began a postdoctoral research position at the University of Georgia in fall 2007. Photo by: Philip Channing
Farmers in Lushoto are working with researchers to test different forage varieties like Brachiaria for yield and drought resilience. Livestock farmers in the district of Lushoto, in the Tanga region of Tanzania, are finding ways of boosting their production and lowering their environmental impact by planting improved forages.
Credit: ©2016CIAT/GeorginaSmith
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NASA and Lockheed Martin Orion leadership visited Langley Research Center to celebrate the center's contribution to Orion's Exploration Flight Test 1.
Scenes from around Thompson Research Center in Spickard, MO.
The mission of the Thompson Research Center is to develop, evaluate and disseminate beef herd management technical information using multidisciplinary approaches. Research is focused on reproductive performance, heifer development, supplementation strategies and animal health factors. Additionally, synchronized breeding for uniform calf crops is being studied, as are techniques for the selection and development of desirable traits through breeding of beef cattle. George Drury donated the land for the Thompson Farm in 1956.
Photo by Kyle Spradley | © MU College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
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Many seagrass beds show the crisscross scars of vessels that have run aground and left holes empty of seagrass. Without the dense mat created by seagrass roots, high wind and waves carry away the fine sediment of the ocean floor, eroding and deepening the scars (also called “blowholes” by researchers).
Researchers have determined that the protein complex TFIID controls stem cell genes that repair skeletal muscle. This image shows human differentiated skeletal muscle fibers (myotubes, in green) expressing the protein MyoD (stained in red), which cooperates with TFIID in causing muscle stem cells to become muscle tissue. Cell nuclei are stained in blue. This discovery may help develop strategies that activate stem cells to repair muscle degenerated by aging or diseases like muscular dystrophy and cancer.
Photographer: Alessandra Dall'Agnese, Sanford-Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
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