Recovery possible for damaged ecosystems says Yale study
Yale researchers review 240 studies since 1910 and report many polluted environments can rebound within a lifetime if society acts. Areas including Alaska after Exxon Valdez and Amazon logging show mixed outcomes with some ecosystems fully recovering and others not, while some remain uncertain.
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Washington
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Yale
Oswald Schmitz
Holly Jones
Alaska
Amazon River
Optim
Schmitz
Jones
Amazon
Pink albino dolphin spotted in Louisiana ship channel
A rare pink bottlenose dolphin with red eyes has been seen in the Louisiana ship channel south of Lake Charles. The albino, about 20 years old and reportedly the 14th worldwide, is observed with four adults and draws fishermen and biologists seeking sightings and data to help protect the animal.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Dagmar Fertis
Plano
Texas
Wesley Lockard
Rayville
Lockard
Lake Charles
Roddy Blackburn
Michael Harbison
State Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Gulf
Ship
Harbison
Randy Smith
Smith
Mandy Tumlin
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Calcasieu Ship Channel
Lake Charlies, la
Gene Transfer Highlight in Heredity and Research
The text notes a gene associated with growth factors passed to offspring and its relevance to medical studies due to similarities with other genes. It points to avenues in research exploring heredity and biomedical implications of growth-related genes.