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Climate change threatens the population of the planet's most endangered chimp subspecies, according to research published in BMC Evolutionary Biology IMAGE: "Ngambe " is a chimpanzee rescued from illegal animal trafficking who now lives at the Limbe Wildlife Center in Cameroon. view more Dramatic habitat loss by 2020 threatens the population of the planet's most endangered chimp subspecies, according to research published in BMC Evolutionary Biology. The work suggests that climate change could do more harm to chimpanzee populations than previously realised. The Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes ellioti) is the most endangered of all chimpanzee subspecies in the world, with only about 6,000 individuals estimated in the wild. While their habitats are already threatened by logging, agriculture and illegal hunting, few studies have looked at the possible effects of climate change. First author Paul Sesink Clee, Graduate Research Fellow at Drexel University, USA, said: "The Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee is perhaps the least studied of all chimpanzee subspecies. This is the first time that their distribution and habitat has been studied in such detail, and the data used to predict how their habitats might alter under climate change. We were surprised to see that the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzees living in the savanna-woodland habitat … Continue reading →

Jan. 21, 2015, 4 a.m. NURSING has been identified as Deakin Warrnambools most popular course as thousands of south-west school leavers prepare for university. NURSING has been identified as Deakin Warrnambools most popular course as thousands of south-west school leavers prepare for university. Marine biology, nursing-midwifery and primary teaching also gained strong enrolment numbers as first-round university offers were released this week. Deakin University acting vice-chancellor Gary Smith said the reputation of the Warrnambool campus in health and science was one of the prime reasons behind the upwards trend. We know that if you educate people in the region, they stay in the region, Professor Smith said. Its not surprising that were seeing continuing popularity of courses in the health and science fields, reflecting Warrnambools reputation for innovation in these areas. Its still very early in the process, with round-two offers still to come and further opportunities for potential students to apply directly to study at Deakin. Data from the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) revealed the states most popular course was Melbourne Universitys bachelor of arts degree, which had nearly 2800 student applications, followed by its general science degree with more than 2300 school leavers showing interest. The VTAC … Continue reading →

Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Newswise BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 13, 2015 Six scientific societies will hold their joint scientific sessions and annual meetings, known as Experimental Biology (EB), from March 28 April 1, 2015, in Boston. This meeting, EB 2015, brings together the leading researchers from dozens of life-science disciplines. The societies represented at the meeting will be: the American Association of Anatomists (AAA), the American Physiological Society (APS), the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), the American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP), the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET). WHO: More than 14,000 biomedical researchers from industry, government, nonprofits, the private sector and academia WHAT: Experimental Biology, the convergence of six scientific societies annual meetings WHEN: March 28 April 1, 2015 WHERE: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 111 W. 415 Summer Street, Boston, Mass., 02210 (Google map) Media Registration Free registration is available to credentialed representatives of the press, and an onsite newsroom will be available for media. Detailed instructions for individuals who wish to request press passes are available on the website. The newsroom will be open Saturday, March 28, through Wednesday, April 1. Pre-registration … Continue reading →

New statistical method for RNA-seq analysis identifies and corrects for hidden structure between cells, creating order out of seeming chaos. IMAGE:A new method helps scientists create a more accurate picture of gene expression in different cell types, and reveals hidden subtypes of cells. view more Credit: Spencer Phillips, EMBL-EBI A new method for analysing RNA sequence data allows researchers to identify new subtypes of cells, creating order out of seeming chaos. Published in Nature Biotechnology, the novel technique developed by scientists at The European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) represents a major step forward for single-cell genomics. Single-cell RNA-sequencing is a relatively new technology that helps scientists understand how genes are expressed in different types of healthy tissue and in cancers. It provides data on the gene-expression profiles of hundreds of individual cells in a single experiment, producing an exact picture of the individual cell types. However, the fundamental complexity of single-cell transcriptome profiles has posed a major challenge to making sense of the data. "With single-cell genomics, we take cells from a tissue and group them into different types based on their expression profile, identifying subtypes that may have a range of functional roles. But to do … Continue reading →

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