Biologists flock to 'evo-devo' in a quest to read the recipes of life
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The key subject at the 2000 annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, held in Atlanta, GA, was evolutionary developmental biology. The US National Science Foundation sponsored two symposia on this subject, looking at both plant and animal research. One symposia focused on the 'Hox' gene clusters, while the second connected the history of evolutionary developmental biology to ways of combining techniques from molecular biology with more traditional disciplines such as phylogeny. Several participants expressed the view that researchers will begin to study the genomes of many species, rather than just standard models.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2000
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Biologists call for tracking as mammal numbers dive
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The authors describe marine-mammal research carried out in the effort to save marine species from possible extinction. Little confidence is expressed that the Bush administration or the Republican-controlled Congress would provide any money for the research.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2003
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Biologists seek havens for species at risk
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The survival of threatened species can be substantially improved by creating critical-habitat sanctuaries, where human activities are tightly restricted. Environmentalists have repeatedly tried to create habitat sanctuaries but the government has argued that such habitats are of little proven value in saving endangered plants or animals.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2003
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