Isolation is not the answer: International scientific collaboration is the best defense against bioterror
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Biological terrorism posses a unique threat in that the devastation caused by the releases of a biological agent is unlikely to be confined to the event itself, but would depend on the ease with which the disease spreads. Recognition of a true international nature of the bioterror threat should make the United States take a leading role in training foreign scientist, medical professionals and public-health personnel to build a global capacity for identifying and containing disease outbreaks.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2004
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Diversity without representation
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The diversity of life on Earth, including the variety of genes, species and ecosystems, is increasingly recognized as an irreplaceable natural heritage crucial to human well-being and sustainable development, while also acknowledging through scientific evidence that a major biodiversity crisis is imminent. Despite this, biodiversity is consistently undervalued, and there is an urgent need to bridge the gap between science and policy by creating an international body of biodiversity experts.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2006
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Ecological constraints on diversification in a model adaptive radiation
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The variation in energy input and environmental disturbance combine to determine the extent of diversification in a single radiating lineage of Pseudomonas fluorenscens adapting to laboratory conditions. The results indicate that ecological gradients may constrain the size of adaptive radiations even in the presence of the strong diversifying selection associated with ecological opportunity by decoupling evolutionary diversification from ecological coexistence.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2004
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