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"Systemic Interindividual DNA Methylation Variants in Cattle Share Majo" by Wen-Jou Chang, Maria S Baker et al.
BACKGROUND: We recently identified ~ 10,000 correlated regions of systemic interindividual epigenetic variation (CoRSIVs) in the human genome. These methylation variants are amenable to population studies, as DNA methylation measurements in blood provide information on epigenetic regulation throughout the body. Moreover, establishment of DNA methylation at human CoRSIVs is labile to periconceptional influences such as nutrition.
New research suggests AI can read the emotions in what you've written
Artificial intelligence (AI) has begun to permeate many facets of the human experience. AI is not just a tool for analysing data – it’s transforming the way we communicate, work and live. From ChatGP through to AI video generators, the lines between technology and parts of our lives have become increasingly blurred. But do these technological advances mean AI can identify our feelings online? In our new research we examined whether AI could detect human emotions in posts on X (formerly Twitter).
3 lessons in startup PR from Burger King’s ‘Bundles of Joy’ campaign
It was 10.54 pm on 9 November, 2021. But at the time, I had no idea what day it was, let alone the time of the day or night, or how long I had been there. I had just given birth to my baby boy. But beneath the sheer joy and physical exhaustion, there was deep and clawing hunger. I was starving, and very much looking forward to sushi platter or two. But it was 10.54 pm. So I had to settle for a good ol’ Maccas. Sound familiar?
A deep dive into the turbulence facing sustainable aviation
The path to sustainable aviation is encountering some turbulence. With Universal Hydrogen going belly up, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects stalling, and AirNZ scrapping their interim 2030 climate targets, it’s clear the sector is struggling to navigate the challenges facing this emerging field. The aviation sector currently contributes to 2.5% of global carbon emissions.
Plymouth South High School salutatorian speech
Maria Baker, Class of 2020 salutatorian Tuesday Jun 9, 2020 at 6:00 PM Now, We’re Grown Ups Hello Plymouth South High School Class of 2020: May I begin by saying congratulations, because through thick and thin, we did it! We made it, and tomorrow as we cross that stage, we cross the threshold into adulthood; we will be grown ups! As you know, I am a student in the Early Education and Care program, and we work with the preschoolers, often talking about what they will do as grown ups, and what...
A genomic atlas of systemic interindividual epigenetic variation in humans
Chathura J. Gunasekara1, C. Anthony Scott1, Eleonora Laritsky1, Maria S. Baker1, Harry MacKay1, Jack D. Duryea1, Noah J. Kessler3, 4, Garrett Hellenthal2, Alexis C. Wood1, Kelly R. Hodges5, Manisha Gandhi5, Amy B. Hair6, Matt J. Silver3, Sophie E. Moore3, 4, Andrew M. Prentice3, Yumei Li7, 8, Rui Chen7, 8, Cristian Coarfa9Email author and Robert A. Waterland1, 8Email authorView ORCID ID profile Genome Biology201920:105 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-019-1708-1 © The Author(s).
The Hidden Role of Krill in The Carbon Cycle
Manage Subscription Username Password Forgot Username or Password Large krill swarms in the Southern Ocean could help remove additional carbon from the atmosphere, in a way that is currently ‘hidden’ in global models. The new findings were recently published in Nature Communications by scientists from the NOC and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Antarctic krill form some of the highest concentrations of animal biomass in the world’s oceans.
Climate Change is Shifting Productivity of Fisheries Worldwide
Fish provide a vital source of protein for over half the world's population, with over 56 million people employed by or subsisting on fisheries. But climate change is beginning to disrupt the complex, interconnected systems that underpin this major source of food. A team of scientists led by Christopher Free, a postdoctoral scholar at UC Santa Barbara's Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, has published an investigation of how warming waters may affect the productivity of fisheries.
Construction underway on The Red Sea Project Site
Base Camp kicks off the enabling works which will oversee construction of essential infrastructure for the development The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC) has commenced operations at the Base Camp of The Red Sea Project, one of the world’s most ambitious tourism developments.
Endangered Eel Located Using DNA From One Liter of Waterngered Eel Located Using DNA From One Liter of Water
Researchers have shed light on the distribution of Japanese eel by analyzing environmental DNA (eDNA) from small samples of river water. This could enable faster and more effective surveys of Japanese eel populations, and help to conserve this endangered species. The finding was published on February 27 in Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. Eels are migratory fish that spawn in the ocean and grow up along the coast and in rivers.
Balloons: The Number 1 Marine Debris Risk of Mortality for Seabirds
The data showed that a seabird ingesting a single piece of plastic had a 20 per cent chance of mortality, rising to 50 per cent for nine items and 100 per cent for 93 items. Led by IMAS-CSIRO PhD student Lauren Roman and published in the journal Scientific Reports, the study found that although hard plastic accounts for the vast majority of debris ingested it is far less likely to kill than soft plastics such as balloons.
Despite Export Bans Global Seahorse Trade Continues
Many countries are engaged in a vast illegal and unrecorded international trade in seahorses, one that circumvents global regulations, according to new University of British Columbia (UBC) study that has implications for many other animal species. The United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) restricts exports of seahorses to those that have been sourced sustainably and legally.
Algae Bloom Remediation Workshop
The algae bloom situation is affecting tourism, fishing, real estate and local economies. While algae bloom research, testing and monitoring is ongoing within the State of Florida, collaboration and open communication on fixing the existing algae bloom, HAB and red tide problems need to be addressed. Can we solve this problem?
Equinor Enhances Permanent Seismic Monitoring with Sonardyne Sensors
Manage Subscription Username Password Forgot Username or Password Norwegian energy firm Equinor is to deploy cabled subsea instrumentation from Sonardyne International Ltd. to help increase the accuracy of time-lapse seismic data at the giant Johan Sverdrup oil field. From first production at the development, Equinor plans to use seafloor based seismic cable permanent reservoir monitoring (PRM) technology to observe what is happening in the reservoir over time to help maximize recovery rates.
Tweets Tell Scientists How Quickly We Normalize Unusual Weather
Study: ‘Remarkable’ Weather Becomes Normal Within a Few Years What kinds of weather do people find remarkable, when does that change, and what does that say about the public's perception of climate change? A study led by the University of California, Davis, examined those questions through the lens of more than 2 billion U.S. Twitter posts. The study, published Feb.
Researchers Discover Microplastics in All Surveyed Whales, Dolphins and Seals
Plastic pollution has dominated marine based news reports since the release of Blue Planet 2, resulting in calls to ban everything from microbeads to plastic bottles. One of the most concerning constituents are microplastics, tiny fragments which have been found across our oceans from the deep sea to arctic waters. Yet, we still do not know the true impact of these tiny pollutants.
Does Commercial Fishing Harm Endangered Penguins? Scientist Awarded Fellowship to Find Answer
Experts will work to discover if commercial fishing is harming endangered African penguins by making it harder to forage for food in the ocean. Dr Richard Sherley from the University of Exeter will use GPS tracking and other technology to follow penguins in South Africa to record how deep they have to dive and how far they have to travel to find fish.
Atlantic, Pacific Coastal Affiliates of the National Wildlife Federation Urge Interior to Scrap Coastal Drilling Plan
All of the Atlantic and Pacific coastal affiliates of the National Wildlife Federation urged the Department of the Interior in a letter to scrap its forthcoming plan to expand offshore oil and gas drilling along the coasts. The letter, addressed to Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, mirrors the bipartisan position of coastal governors from Maine to Florida and Washington to California opposed to expanding oil and gas development on the outer continental shelf.
Ecosystem Changes Following Loss of Great White Sharks
A new study has documented unexpected consequences following the decline of great white sharks from an area off South Africa. The study found that the disappearance of great whites has led to the emergence of sevengill sharks, a top predator from a different habitat. A living fossil, sevengill sharks closely resemble relatives from the Jurassic period, unique for having seven gills instead of the typical five in most other sharks.
Undersea Gases Could Superheat the Planet
Carbon reservoirs on ocean floor caused global warming before -- and could do it again The world's oceans could harbor an unpleasant surprise for global warming, based on new research that shows how naturally occurring carbon gases trapped in reservoirs atop the seafloor escaped to superheat the planet in prehistory. Scientists say events that began on the ocean bottom thousands of years ago so disrupted the Earth's atmosphere that it melted away the ice age.
Salmon Populations May Adapt Their Eggs to Survive in Degraded Rivers
A University of Southampton study suggests that the membrane of salmon eggs may evolve to cope with reduced oxygen levels in rivers, thereby helping their embryos to incubate successfully. The research, funded by the Environment Agency and published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, has found that differences in the structure of the thin film surrounding a salmon embryo affects its ability to absorb dissolved oxygen from river water.
NASA Finds Possible Second Impact Crater Under Greenland Ice
A NASA glaciologist has discovered a possible second impact crater buried under more than a mile of ice in northwest Greenland. This follows the finding, announced in November 2018, of a 19-mile-wide crater beneath Hiawatha Glacier -- the first meteorite impact crater ever discovered under Earth's ice sheets. Though the newly found impact sites in northwest Greenland are only 114 miles apart, at present they do not appear to have formed at the same time.
Giant 'Megalodon' Shark Extinct Earlier Than Previously Thought
Megalodon -- a giant predatory shark that has inspired numerous documentaries, books and blockbuster movies -- likely went extinct at least one million years earlier than previously thought, according to new research published Feb. 13 in PeerJ -- the Journal of Life and Environmental Sciences. Earlier research, which used a worldwide sample of fossils, suggested that the 50-foot-long, giant shark Otodus megalodon went extinct 2.6 million years ago.
New Groundbreaking Approach to Conservation and Development Planning Unveiled
A key partnership has played a key role in the design of master plan which projects net positive conservation benefit of up to 30 percent of current values The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC) and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have developed a ground-breaking application of conservation and development planning to enhance biodiversity and conservation-priority species distributions across almost 1,300 square kilometers of pristine lagoon, pioneering a new...
Diagramming the Deep: Navy-Sponsored Scientist Awarded for Sea-Floor Mapping
For creating the most comprehensive global map of the ocean floor, Dr. David Sandwell received the Charles A. Whitten Medal, sponsored by the American Geophysical Union (AGU). Sandwell, a geophysicist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, accepted the award at the AGU Fall Meeting in December 2018. Named after scientist Charles A.
Restoration Project Creates 1200 Acres of Marsh in Coastal Louisiana
Potential to extend project by 50 or more acres The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) announced this week that construction is complete on the Oyster Bayou Marsh Creation and Terracing project in Cameron Parish. Located west of the Calcasieu Ship Channel near the Gulf of Mexico, this project used dredged sediment from the Gulf of Mexico to create and nourish approximately 600 acres of salt marsh and more than 2.5 miles of earthen terraces.
Arctic Sea Ice Loss in Past Linked to Abrupt Climate Events
Manage Subscription Username Password Forgot Username or Password A new study on ice cores shows that reductions in sea ice in the Arctic in the period between 30-100,000 years ago led to major climate events. During this period, Greenland temperatures rose by as much as 16 degrees Celsius. The results are published this week (Monday 11 February) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
World Climate Limited and NECEC Announce Horizon19 Global Clean Economy Summit
MassCEC-sponsored Summit on Climate Change Solutions to be Held in Boston September 18-20, 2019 World Climate Limited and the Northeast Clean Energy Council (NECEC) announced Horizon19, the second annual international summit to advance the global clean economy, sponsored by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC). The summit will return to Boston for the second year at the Boston Exhibition & Convention Center on September 18-20, 2019.
Ocean Business 2019 Bringing Industry Together at Key Networking & Co-located Business Meetings
As the biggest international sea technology show this year, Ocean Business is hosting a number of free to attend high profile meetings and industry events when it takes place from 9-11 April 2019 at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK. A particular highlight is Enterprise Europe’s B2B matchmaking event, taking place on Wednesday 10 April. This is a free event designed to bring together potential business partners during pre-arranged 20 minute meetings.
'Twilight Zone' Could Help Preserve Shallow Water Reefs
Corals lurking in deeper, darker waters could one day help to replenish shallow water reefs under threat from ocean warming and bleaching events, according to researchers. The University of Queensland and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies examined corals from the ocean's 'twilight zone' at depths below 30 metres. Dr Gal Eyal, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellow at UQ's Marine Palaeoecology Lab, said the mesophotic zone is deeper than recreational SCUBA diving limitations.
Sequoia Delivers NASA-Funded Prototype LISST Instrument for Research Vessels
Manage Subscription Username Password Forgot Username or Password Ushering in 2019 with an R&D milestone, Sequoia Scientific, Inc. has completed a NASA-sponsored Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project spearheaded by Principle Investigator Dr. Wayne Slade. Sequoia’s Dr. Slade caught the interest of NASA program managers with his proposal for an instrument designed for continuous and automated measurement of suspended particle size distribution (PSD) in flow-through systems.
Seafood Mislabelling Persists Throughout Canada’s Supply Chain, Study Reveals
Not only does Canada continue to have a problem with fish mislabelling, but that problem persists throughout the supply chain, according to a first-ever study by University of Guelph researchers. In a new study, U of G researchers found 32 per cent of fish were mislabelled and the number of incorrectly identified samples became compounded as the samples moved through the food system. "We've been doing seafood fraud studies for a decade," said Prof.
NUS Marine Scientists Find Toxic Bacteria on Microplastics Retrieved from Tropical Waters
When these tiny pieces of plastics are ingested by marine organisms, they may accumulate and be transferred up the food chain A field survey conducted by a team of marine scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has uncovered toxic bacteria living on the surfaces of microplastics, which are pieces of plastic smaller than 5 millimetres in size, collected from the coastal areas of Singapore.
University of Plymouth Pledges New Commitment to Local Community
The University of Plymouth, UK, has become one of the first in the country to pledge to support a new agreement that seeks to strengthen and celebrate the links between higher education institutions and their communities. The University is among 30 institutions to commit to producing a ‘Civic University Agreement’ in partnership with local government and other major institutions - a document that puts the economy and quality of life in the local community at the top of its list of priorities.
New Tool for Re-establishing Oyster Beds to Maximize Ecological Benefits
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a mapping tool that identifies sites for re-establishing oyster reefs that maximize their ecological benefits -- such as water filtration. This Geographic Information Systems (GIS)-based tool could inform restoration of other vital, sensitive coastal habitats. Oyster reefs, salt marshes and seagrass beds provide valuable ecosystem services such as water filtration, shoreline protection and wave buffering during storm events.
Melting Ice Sheets May Cause 'Climate Chaos' According to New Modelling
The weather these days is wild and will be wilder still within a century -- in part, because the water from melting ice sheets off Greenland and in the Antarctic will cause extreme weather and unpredictable temperatures around the globe. A study published today in Nature is the first to simulate the effects, under current climate policies, that the two melting ice sheets will have on ocean temperatures and circulation patterns as well as on air temperatures by the year 2100.
How One Gene in A Tiny Fish May Alter an Aquatic Ecosystem
Linking genomics to evolution to ecology, the work takes an unusual approach to reveal broad implications of how species adapt to their local environment. In a remote area of British Columbia's Vancouver Island, Kennedy Lake's deep blue waters stretch over 25 square miles. The lake is home to the threespine stickleback, a diminutive fish species that has provided rich fodder for evolutionary study.
New Study Confirms Beaked Whales' Incredible Diving Abilities
A new Duke University-led study provides the first detailed record of the diving behavior of Cuvier's beaked whales in U.S. Atlantic waters. Cuvier's beaked whales are the world's deepest-diving mammal, but studies of their behavior are constrained by the animals' offshore location and limited time spent at the surface.
Millions of Tons of Plastic Waste Could Be Turned into Clean Fuels
The United Nations estimates that more than 8 million tons of plastics flow into the oceans each year. A new chemical conversion process could transform the world's polyolefin waste, a form of plastic, into useful products, such as clean fuels and other items.
Ocean 'Mud' is Crucial to Carbon Storage
Ocean scientists examining the waters off the UK have shown how the mud on the ocean floor is vital to the planet by drawing billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. SAMS research fed into the five-year UK Shelf Sea Biogeochemistry research program, a comprehensive study looking into how the shelf seas around Britain are affected by human activities and examining the hidden benefits provided by the seafloor.
New Investment for Businesses to Tackle Ocean Plastics Crisis
Up to £6 million in simultaneous grant and private investment is on offer to UK businesses with innovative solutions to reduce pollution in the world's oceans. Plastic pollution is creating an environmental crisis in the oceans. According to the United Nations (pdf), more than 8 million tonnes of plastic enter the water every year, killing up to 1 million sea birds and 100,000 mammals, turtles and fish. Unless significant action is taken, the amount of plastic in the seas will triple by 2025.
New Deep-Sea Animal Discoveries Warrant Expanded Protections in Costa Rican Waters
Manage Subscription Username Password Forgot Username or Password Scientists aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor surveyed deep-sea seamounts outside Isla del Coco UNESCO World Heritage site revealing coral communities with surprising diversity. A three-week expedition off the coast of Costa Rica has just expanded our knowledge of deep-sea ecosystems in the region.
Poor Diet May Have Caused Nosedive in Major Atlantic Seabird Nesting Colony
The observed population crash in a colony of sooty terns, tropical seabirds in one of the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs), is partly due to poor diet, research led by the University of Birmingham has found. The findings provide fresh evidence of the fragility of marine ecosystems and lend weight to the scientific case for creating the Ascension Island Ocean Sanctuary (AIOS), set to be one of the largest fully protected reserves in the Atlantic Ocean.
MERMAIDs Reveal Secrets from Below the Ocean Floor
Seismologists use waves generated by earthquakes to scan the interior of our planet, much like doctors image their patients using medical tomography. Earth imaging has helped us track down the deep origins of volcanic islands such as Hawaii, and identify the source zones of deep earthquakes. "Imagine a radiologist forced to work with a CAT scanner that is missing two-thirds of its necessary sensors," said Frederik Simons, a professor of geosciences at Princeton.
120,000 Years in Hiding: Expedition to Explore Antarctica’s Newly Exposed Seabed
Manage Subscription Username Password Forgot Username or Password Scientists to explore life up to now hidden beneath Antarctic ice shelf An international team of scientists heads to Antarctica this week to investigate a mysterious marine ecosystem that’s been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice shelf for up to 120,000 years. The iceberg known as A68, which is four times the size of London, calved off from the Larsen Ice Shelf in July 2017.
Climate Change Will Alter the Color of Oceans, says Scientists
Climate-driven changes in phytoplankton communities will intensify the blue and green regions of the world’s oceans. Climate change is causing significant changes to phytoplankton in the world's oceans, and a new MIT study finds that over the coming decades these changes will affect the . Satellites should detect these changes in hue, providing early warning of wide-scale changes to marine ecosystems.
‘Dispatches from the Gulf’ Selected for the 16th International Ocean Film Festival
Out of hundreds of films submitted from around the world, a blue-ribbon panel of judges has just selected “Dispatches from the Gulf 2,” the newest episode in the television series, Journey To Planet Earth, for the 16th International Ocean Film Festival. Held in San Francisco on March 7-10, 2019, the festival is the premier venue in North America for ocean-related films, dedicated to increasing public awareness of the environmental, social, and cultural importance of marine ecosystems.
Once-Abundant Sea Stars Imperiled By Disease Along West Coast
The combination of ocean warming and an infectious wasting disease has devastated populations of large sunflower sea stars once abundant along the West Coast of North America, according to research by Cornell University and the University of California, Davis, in Science Advances.
Job Posting: Electronic Design Engineer
Manage Subscription Username Password Forgot Username or Password Ocean Sonics Ltd. is a growing, innovative, Ocean Technology company that designs and manufactures Smart Hydrophones. They require an Electronic Design Engineer who can create high quality subsea acoustic electronic designs. This includes sensors, accessories and test equipment. They are looking for a team player who can help lead the company through its next stage of innovation and growth.
You Are What You Eat - Even in the Deep Sea
Manage Subscription Username Password Forgot Username or Password An important theory of biological processes in all animals (like feeding and breathing rates), has been found to hold for deep-sea animals, in a unique study based on long-term observations of the deep-ocean floor. The Metabolic Theory of Ecology suggests that metabolism may control processes like feeding, growth, and reproduction of individuals, and also characteristics of animal communities, such as biodiversity.
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