Biodiversity Content / Biodiversity Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en California a Botanical and Climate Change Hot Spot /climate/news/california-botanical-and-climate-change-hot-spot California's natural beauty and pioneering conservation efforts make it a test bed for protecting biodiversity in the face of climate change, says a ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study in PNAS. July 29, 2024 - 12:00pm Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/california-botanical-and-climate-change-hot-spot Genetic Diversity of Wild North American Grapes Mapped /food/news/genetic-diversity-wild-north-american-grapes-mapped ºÙºÙÊÓƵ mapped the genetic traits of wild North American grapes, which will help breeders tackle challenges like climate change. December 19, 2023 - 8:00am Emily C Dooley /food/news/genetic-diversity-wild-north-american-grapes-mapped A Solar Project to Restore Prairie and Pollinators /climate/news/solar-project-restore-prairie-and-pollinators From solar panels and pollinators to salamanders and people, a restorative energy project takes shape in Rancho Seco near Sacramento with ºÙºÙÊÓƵ, EPRI and SMUD. December 15, 2022 - 1:45pm Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/solar-project-restore-prairie-and-pollinators Malaria Spike Linked to Amphibian Die-Off /health/news/malaria-spike-linked-amphibian-die A ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study links an amphibian die-off in Costa Rica and Panama with a spike in malaria cases. The study demonstrates the importance of biodiversity to human health. September 20, 2022 - 9:00am Katherine E Kerlin /health/news/malaria-spike-linked-amphibian-die How the Earth BioGenome Project Can Untangle Mysteries of Life on Earth /blog/how-earth-biogenome-project-can-untangle-mysteries-life-earth <p>The Earth BioGenome Project, launched in 2018, is moving from planning and pilot projects to major production sequencing. The goal of the project is to complete reference genomes for all species of eurkaryotic life on Earth: animals, plants, fungi, algae and other organisms that package their DNA into a nucleus. The new phase of the project is marked with a special feature collection of articles in <a href="https://www.pnas.org/cc/the-earth-biogenome-project">Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences</a>.&nbsp;</p> January 19, 2022 - 12:49pm Andy Fell /blog/how-earth-biogenome-project-can-untangle-mysteries-life-earth Earth BioGenome Project Begins Genome Sequencing in Earnest /curiosity/news/earth-biogenome-project-begins-genome-sequencing-earnest <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>A global effort to map the genomes of all plants, animals, fungi and other eukaryotic life on Earth is entering a new phase as it moves from pilot projects to full-scale production sequencing. This new phase of The Earth BioGenome Project, or EBP, is marked with a <a href="https://www.pnas.org/cc/the-earth-biogenome-project">collection of papers</a> published this week (Jan. 17) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, describing the project’s goals, achievements to date and next steps.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> January 18, 2022 - 11:30am Andy Fell /curiosity/news/earth-biogenome-project-begins-genome-sequencing-earnest Expert Marcela Uhart on Wildlife Trade and Pandemics /news/expert-marcela-uhart-wildlife-trade-and-pandemics <p><a href="https://ohi.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/people/marcela-uhart">Marcela Uhart</a>, a wildlife veterinarian with the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ School of Veterinary Medicine, is available to discuss the intersections between pandemics, biodiversity loss and the wildlife trade. This is the focus of her expert contribution in a report released today by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.</p> October 29, 2020 - 7:00am Katherine E Kerlin /news/expert-marcela-uhart-wildlife-trade-and-pandemics International Consortium Officially Launches Earth BioGenome Project in London /news/international-consortium-officially-launches-earth-biogenome-project-london <p>Key scientific partners and funders from around the globe gathered in London yesterday (Nov. 1) to officially&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sanger.ac.uk/news/view/launch-global-effort-read-genetic-code-all-complex-life-earth">launch the&nbsp;Earth BioGenome Project&nbsp;(EBP)</a>, a global effort to sequence the genetic code of all the planet’s eukaryotes — some 1.5 million known species, including all plants, animals, protozoa and fungi.</p> November 02, 2018 - 9:13am Andy Fell /news/international-consortium-officially-launches-earth-biogenome-project-london Earth BioGenome Project Aims to Sequence DNA From All Complex Life /news/earth-biogenome-project-aims-sequence-dna-all-complex-life <p>An international consortium of scientists is proposing what is arguably the most ambitious project in the history of biology: sequencing the DNA of all known eukaryotic species on Earth.&nbsp;</p> <p>The benefits of the monumental initiative promise to be a complete transformation of the scientific understanding of life on Earth and a vital new resource for global innovations in medicine, agriculture, conservation, technology and genomics.</p> April 23, 2018 - 10:32am Andy Fell /news/earth-biogenome-project-aims-sequence-dna-all-complex-life Climate Change and Habitat Conversion Combine to Homogenize Nature /news/climate-change-and-habitat-conversion-combine-homogenize-nature <p>Climate change and habitat conversion to agriculture are working together to homogenize nature, indicates a study in the journal <em>Global Change Biology</em> led by the University of California, Davis.</p> <p>In other words, the more things change, the more they are the same.</p> <p>While the individual impacts of <a href="http://climatechange.ucdavis.edu/news/climate-change-habitat-conversion-homogenize-nature/">climate change</a> and habitat conversion on wildlife are well-recognized, little is known about how species respond to both stressors at once.</p> August 18, 2017 - 3:51pm Katherine E Kerlin /news/climate-change-and-habitat-conversion-combine-homogenize-nature