Page 5 of 10

The Underpasses: an Essential Management Tool

Researchers from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife have recently published a study in the Journal of Wildlife Management which seeks to quantify the effects of predator-prey…

Invasive Insect Could Mean Disaster for Garden State’s Agricultural Sector

Jordan Haber 4/8/20 The Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula), an Invasive insect native to Southeast Asia that sucks the sap out of plants, was discovered in the farm belt…

Unpacking Illegal Wildlife Trade, Coronavirus, and Conservation

In these terrifying and uncertain times, writing for this blog carries a different weight.  The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally altered each of our lives, and has infiltrated nearly…

Genetic Data From 800,000 Year Old Tooth Changes Our Understanding of Human Evolution

We know that humans and chimpanzees separated from each other evolutionarily about 7-9 million years ago. A lot of time has gone by between now and then and…

Is Coffee the Cure to River Pollution in the Textile Industry?

For many of us, our mornings begin with grabbing a cup of joe on our way out the door, discarding the used coffee grounds without a second thought…

A clever ruse used by cancer cells was adapted to help rats accept transplanted limbs

Research scientists are constantly faced with mystifying problems that require them to think outside the box and across disciplines. James Fisher and his colleagues did just that. In…

HIV drugs not effective coronavirus treatments

In my March 27th article, I discussed the potential benefits of chloroquine—an anti-malarial drug—as a coronavirus treatment. Early evidence was promising, but more data will ultimately decide the…

If We Want More Grapes, We Need Less ozone

Driving from Los Angeles to California’s central valley is rarely as picturesque as it should be. There is a point where the highway emerges from the Tejon Pass…

Bat Epidemic Could Pose Major Threat to Farmers

What’s the Buzz? Jordan Haber 31 March 2020 A colony of bats can dine on over a million-pest species in a single night and contribute billions of dollars’…

The First Gene Editing Tool that can be used on Viruses

The CRISPR gene editing tool has revolutionized not only the study of genetics and genomics, but the wider field of microbiology as well. Groundbreaking work is continually being…