Species

Over the last century, biologists have warned of the dire consequences of introducing alien organisms into new ecosystems. A field of study called invasion ...

But notably, the survey found broad agreement that alien species should be regulated as innocent until proven guilty (76% agree) and that the field desperately needs more consistency and clarity on definitions for terms like “invasive” (81% agree). Others pointed out that ecosystems might be [more receptive](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ele.12310) to some alien species than the field assumed, Svenning said, noting potential biases in how scientists [measured damage](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.12624), and asked whether the benefits alien species might offer were going unstudied. Now, he added, “we’re reaching a moment where we’re considering positive impacts that in the past were simply overlooked.” Vimercati worked with a team of prominent invasion biologists – including several who’d helped write the EICAT – to create the EICAT+ in order to collate these sorts of findings. The much rarer major and massive changes occurred when aliens led to native species expanding their territory or being saved from extinction – for example, when introduced ladybugs helped to [devour pests](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2003.06.002) afflicting native trees on the island of St. The field of invasion science arose in the late 1950s, a time of growing awareness that ecosystems across the world were under serious threat. But while the damage done by some invasives was clear, the notion that they were always an inherent threat to native ecosystems troubled some researchers, said Jens-Christian Svenning, a researcher with the Center for Biodiversity Dynamics in a Changing World at Sweden’s Aarhus University. Introduced species were a kind of natural experiment, said Daniel Simberloff, a prominent invasion biologist now at the University of Tennessee, and the results didn’t look good. In 2014, the need for a simple, usable framework to measure harm caused by non-native organisms – and thus help with their control – led to the Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa, or EICAT, a standardised global tool for assessing the species’ negative effects. It’s an attempt some researchers feel marks a shift in the field toward a more holistic approach – and one that many agree could have serious implications for how invasive species are studied and managed. - In Japan, a 2010 study found that native land snails were hiding from invasive rats in groves of invasive trees. A field of study called invasion science has cataloged the resulting damage.

Bob Henke's weekly outdoors column discusses endangered and extinct species.

The hope is to develop enough of a base to be able to restock the several other streams where greenbacks used to live. One of my favorites in this category is a large purple bird called a Spix’s macaw. I noticed a set of earrings that featured large feathers of a shade of purple I had not seen before. The lady told me they were shed by “a friend’s parrot.” I bought them and a trip to an expert determined they came from a Spix’s macaw. Examples include many of the island species when a new animal, like a rat or snake or mongoose, is introduced. The tie clip from my uniform, which wound up under a mattress because it was “pretty and I didn’t want you to lose it” was one of my favorites. In 1973, we codified the concept with the passage of the Endangered Species Act in which the United States set itself up as the responsible party for wildlife issues worldwide. I found them in use as lashing to support one of the several treehouses the kids erected in the sumac jungle where they played. These I used for both warmth and blister protection when it was time to spend 12 hours walking on one of the big lakes checking ice fishermen. I did not mind 20 or 30 miles of hiking on ice but it did demand the right equipment. I once got ready to go coon hunting and could not locate the leather leashes and couplers I used on the dogs. Such things were not “lost.” They were in “otherly secured storage.” Now when something is gone, it is because I (and no one else) have put it somewhere dumb.

And the UN says that changes that will protect food and agriculture supplies must come soon. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is an ...

[fumigants](https://theloadstar.com/aussie-grain-farmers-push-for-container-cleaning-levy-in-pest-control-fight/) were a part of the answer – a method recently favoured by Chinese authorities to control the spread of Covid in particular – Mr Storrs-Fox and Mr El Lissy’s views were closely aligned. And it’s a solution, he emphasised, that must “come sooner rather than later, but everyone understands the urgency”. It was discovered that the dunnage, the wooden pallets on which the tiles were shipped, were infested. However, if a container is loaded at night under lights, these attract pests and can lead to unwanted organisms entering the box. As the container moves through the supply chain, continuous checks should be made on the outside, all the way to the freight’s destination. “If we do that, 90% of the problems have been addressed already,” explained Mr El Lissy. Plants provide 80% of our food and 98% of the air we breathe, are critical to life on Earth and must be protected at all costs. But he conceded that slots for forklift blades and the corner blocks where twist locks and crane spreaders hold and lift boxes remain crucial to the design. Climate change and international trade are combining to put the very existence of life on Earth at risk. However, Mr El Lissy is convinced there is a workable solution through the development of a safeguarding continuum. Containers aren’t the only pathway for invasive pests.” Moving food around the globe is necessary to feed the parts of the world where food is scarce, explained Mr El Lissy, “The trick is how can we do this in a safe manner so that invasive pests and diseases are not moved along the pathway of agricultural products and food?”

Bacterial swarms are a highly-researched example of natural active matter. In particular, the interplay between biological interactions and the physics ...

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Mount Sinai researchers have published one of the first studies to demonstrate the importance of reactive oxygen species in maintaining stem cell.

1 in New York City and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 30 globally; Newsweek also ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital highly in 11 specialties in “World’s Best Specialized Hospitals,” and in “America’s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers.” Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, over 400 outpatient practices, nearly 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. The research team studied the role of reactive oxygen species and NOX1, the protein used to produce these chemicals, by examining single-cell gene expression in vitro and in vivo in mice models, as well as ex vivo in the form of human intestinal biopsies obtained following routine colonoscopies. The research team found this abnormal increase in M cells, as a result of loss of reactive oxygen species, in stem cells in both the human and mice models. “While it’s clear that regulation of oxygen and reactive oxygen species plays a critical role in chronic diseases generally, and IBD in particular, this study provides a major advance in defining the key role of oxygen species in maintaining a healthy epithelial barrier for IBD,” said senior author Judy H. The Mount Sinai team found the key transcription factors driving abnormal stem cell changes, suggesting a significant role of reactive oxygen species in maintaining healthy intestines.

Clustering of epithelial cells from human ulcerative colitis (UC; inflamed and uninflamed) scRNASeq was performed. Validation of M cell induction was performed ...

They measured the amount of reactive oxygen species and analyzed the gene expression profile of intestine barrier cells from mice and human patients with a subtype of IBD known as ulcerative colitis. “While it’s clear that regulation of oxygen and reactive oxygen species plays a critical role in chronic diseases generally, and IBD in particular, this study provides a major advance in defining the key role of oxygen species in maintaining a healthy epithelial barrier for IBD,” said senior author Judy H. Secretion of reactive oxygen species in the intestine is necessary for maintaining stem cell function and important for wound repair. The researchers encourage further studies, which they said could include direct reactive oxygen species-stem cell modulation therapy to IBD patients in future treatments. This increase in epithelial M cells drives increased recruitment of immune cells in mice. Scientists at Mount Sinai say they have published one of the first studies to demonstrate the importance of reactive oxygen species in maintaining stem cell function and preventing inflammation during wound repair.

Biology professor Carrie Wu and her students are partnering with conversation experts to help manage an invasive marsh plant.

Mount Sinai researchers have published one of the first studies to demonstrate the importance of reactive oxygen species in maintaining stem cell function ...

The research team found this abnormal increase in M cells, as a result of loss of reactive oxygen species, in stem cells in both the human and mice models. The research team studied the role of reactive oxygen species and NOX1, the protein used to produce these chemicals, by examining single-cell gene expression in vitro and in vivo in mice models, as well as ex vivo in the form of human intestinal biopsies obtained following routine colonoscopies. The Mount Sinai team found the key transcription factors driving abnormal stem cell changes, suggesting a significant role of reactive oxygen species in maintaining healthy intestines.

These groups of fishes are generally characterized by lower species diversity, slower rates of molecular evolution in protein-coding genes and, in the case of ...

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Specimens collected through exploration of river at Mettur in Tamil Nadu and in the upstream of Shivanasamudra Falls at Chamarajanagar in Karnataka.

Holotype of this new species is registered at the National Fish Museum and Repository of the ICAR-NBFGR, Lucknow. However, only one species was known from South Asia for over two centuries till the ICAR-NBFGR discovered a new species from the Nagarjuna Sagar in River Krishna in 2017 and named it Pangasius Silasi. A total of 22 species of Pangasius are known from the river basins of South East and South Asia.

A species of wildlife not seen for twenty years was rediscovered in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park this summer – the Allegheny woodrat.

Mount Sinai researchers have published one of the first studies to demonstrate the importance of reactive oxygen species in maintaining stem cell function ...

Clustering of epithelial cells from human ulcerative colitis (UC; inflamed and uninflamed) scRNASeq was performed. Validation of M cell induction was performed ...

South African botanist Brian du Preez has discovered a beautiful new species from the Iridaceae family high up in the Langeberg Mountains of the Western ...

Independent scientists have compiled a collection of threatened animals and plants, as well as 20 "priority places" such as Kangaroo Island and Kakadu.

Key points: Tanya Plibersek will outline the government's threatened species action plan on Tuesday; The plan includes a commitment to protect an additional 50 ...

Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek has today released the Threatened Species Action Plan: Towards Zero Extinctions. This Plan sets.

Priority targeting includes many of Australia's best known native animals but will also help others in the same habitats, environment minister says.

Independent scientists have compiled a collection of threatened animals and plants, as well as 20 "priority places" such as Kangaroo Island and Kakadu.

Australia will set aside at least 30% of its land mass for conservation in a bid to protect plants and animals in the island continent famed for species ...

International, MNA | Australia's government vowed to stop plant and animal extinctions Tuesday as it listed the grey snake and a small wallaby among 15 new ...