 Sea Urchin Genome Surprisingly Similar to Man and May Hold Key to Cures
Dec. 7, 2006 -- Sea urchins are small and spiny, they have no eyes and they eat kelp and algae. Still, the sea creature’s genome is remarkably similar to humans’ and may hold the key to preventing and curing several human diseases, according to a University of Central F...
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 Genetic Archaeology Finds Clues to Pregnancy in Male Pipefish, Seahorses
Genetic archaeology is providing a new clue to one of the greatest gender mysteries in the fish world: how did male pregnancy evolve in a family of fish?
A gene discovered in the gulf pipefish hints that a gene already busy with kidney and liver function may have learned ne...
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 Pollution Threatens Coral Health, UCF Study Shows
ORLANDO, July 18, 2006 -- Coral tissue damage that normally heals on its own will not mend when the colonies are near pollution sources on land that release industrial chemicals, fuel oils and other contaminants, a University of Central Florida biologist and several colleagues h...
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 Fruit Flies Aboard Space Shuttle Subjects of UCF, UC Davis Study on Immunity in Space
ORLANDO, June 26, 2006 -- Fruit flies aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery will help University of Central Florida and University of California, Davis, biologists learn more about how prolonged stays in space could affect human immune systems.
The flies will need little care...
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 National Wildlife Federation honors UCF prescribed burn program
ORLANDO, Dec. 9, 2005 -- The National Wildlife Federation has awarded the University of Central Florida a Campus Ecology Recognition for its prescribed burn plan. The award is given to universities that are committed to restoring wildlife habitat and slowing global warming....
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 Plant sale raises $20,000 for UCF Arboretum
ORLANDO, Nov. 22, 2005 -- The University of Central Florida Arboretum's plant sale last weekend raised more than $20,000 to help redevelop the 82 acres of gardens and natural habitat.
Gardening aficionados and even those without green thumbs had plenty of choices during the...
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 New green roof at student union an early success
ORLANDO, May 17, 2005 -- Dune sunflowers, coral honeysuckles and blanket flowers are beginning to blossom on the roof of the Student Union expansion at the University of Central Florida.
The plants were installed during the last few weeks on a 1,600-square-foot green roof t...
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 Campus prescribed burn successful
ORLANDO, May 10, 2005 -- To lessen threats from future fires and improve animal and plant habitats, the University of Central Florida conducted a prescribed burn Tuesday, May 10, on 25 wooded acres on the east side of campus.
The burn began at about 10 a.m. and ended in the...
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 Quest Magazine, Page 8: Biology - Snake Hunters
Page 8: Biology - Snake Hunters
These scientists search the world for venomous snakes a...
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Quest Magazine, Paged 9-10: Biology - The Minds of Aging Apes
Above: Western Lowland Gorillas. Photo credit: Disney's Animal Kingdom
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 New Director Envisions UCF Arboretum as Environmental, Recreational Resource
ORLANDO, Sept. 22, 2004 -- The new director of the UCF Arboretum wants
to make the 80-acre preserve a model of sustainable Florida landscape
and a more visible environmental and recreational resource for students,
faculty and residents.
Martin Quigley, a licensed landsca...
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 Quest Magazine, Pages 17-18: Conservation Biology
Pages 17-18: Conservation Biology
Page 17: Conservation Biology: Overview
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 Florida Mangroves vs. the Brazilian Pepper
Distribution of mangrove in Florida (adapted from Wunderlin and Hansen 2002)
Fl...
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 Killer Algae: UCF Scientist Studies Caulerpa taxifolia, an Invasive, Destructive Algae
ORLANDO, Jan. 20, 2004 -- Caulerpa taxifolia, a feathery green alga, may seem innocent enough at first glance, but to biologists-and residents of the Mediterranean, Australian, or Southern Californian coasts-the plant is known as "killer algae."
Caulerpa taxifolia is a nat...
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 Ehrhart is named Carnegie Florida Professor of the Year
ORLANDO, May 2003 -- 2002, his 33rd year at UCF, was the year of biology professor Llewellyn Ehrhart. In November he was in Washington, D.C., to receive the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Florida Professor of the Year Award. This award, presented under the dir...
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 Sea Turtles Thriving Under UCF's Watch
ORLANDO, Nov. 2001 -- Leatherbacks, loggerheads and green turtles have captivated UCF biology professor Lew Ehrhart for 28 of his 32 years with the university. His findings and success in nurturing these ancient creatures to a come back from the brink of extinction could fill a bo...
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