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Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 09:40:35 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Of Mutts and Men
Domesticated animals provide man with benefits such as food, clothing and muscle power. Dogs, which descend from gray wolves that originated in Eurasia, were the first animals domesticated by man. Since that time, man has imposed a strong artificial selection pressure for desirable traits, resulting in the various dog breeds we have today.
A recent study published in the August 3 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences provides insight into the origin of some ...
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Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 09:42:15 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Earth's Biogeochemical Cycles, Once in Concert, Falling Out of Sync
Earth's Biogeochemical Cycles, Once in Concert, Falling Out of Sync
What do the Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone," global climate change, and acid rain have in common? They're all a result of human impacts to Earth's biology, chemistry and geology, and the natural cycles that involve all three.
On August 4-5, 2009, scientists who study such cycles--biogeochemists--will convene at a special series of sessions at the Ecological Society of America (ESA)'s 94th annual meeting in Albuquerque, N.M.
They will present results of ...
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Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 15:47:50 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Graduate Research Fellowship Program
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