Hooked on fossils

Article Abstract:

Meemann Chang, former head of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthrpology (IVPP) was honored by a symposium held by the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology in Beijing for playing a major role in bringing little-known Chinese fish fossils to the notice of the scientific world. Her work has helped explain the early history of fish evolution while she is also involved in understanding the species distribution pattern of fish across the Pacific Ocean.

Practice, Paleontologists, Occupation overview, Meemann Chang

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Health centers and labs left reeling by Katrina

Article Abstract:

Three medical facilities Charity Hospital, health science center at Tulane University and Louisiana State University (LSU) located in New Orleans were hardest hit by the cost of patients after Hurricane. The Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, which lost the roof on the administration building and other buildings damaged by water, is reported to have no staff injuries but most of the workforce seems to have lost their homes.

Health Care and Social Assistance, HEALTH SERVICES, Louisiana, Medical Facilities & Planning, Management, Economic aspects, Health facilities, Company business management, New Orleans, Louisiana, Hurricane Katrina, 2005, Charity Hospital at New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana), Louisiana State University. Medical Center, Tulane University. School of Medicine

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Last hope for river dolphins

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The world's most critically endangered cetacean, the Chinese 'baiji' river dolphins are caught and released in a safer place by the international team of scientists, led by Wang Ding. The baiji are so few and far between that the best way to spot them in with acoustic devices, however, the river is so noisy that the traditional acoustic equipments cannot be used.

Protection and preservation, River dolphins

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