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A Geological survey warns that if a certain five species of
non-Native snakes begin to populate the United States, it
could have major repercussions. Read all about the study and
where some of these snakes can already be found in the U.S.
in the last article.
Until Tomorrow,
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RNA repair system discovered in bacteria
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - University of Illinois scientists say they
have identified the first RNA repair system to be discovered
in bacteria. University researchers, led by Professor Raven
Huang, said the novelty of the finding is that, before the
damaged RNA is sealed, a methyl group is added to the two-
prime hydroxyl group at the cleavage site of the damaged RNA,
making it impossible to cleave the site again. Thus, Huang
said, the repaired RNA is "better than new." The scientists
said their discovery has implications for protecting cells
against ribotoxins -- a class of toxins that kills cells by
cleaving essential RNAs involved in protein translation. The
researchers said their discovery is reported in papers ap-
pearing in the journals Science and the Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences. The Science paper describes
the mechanism of the entire RNA repair process, while the
article in PNAS focuses on the chemistry of the methylation
reaction.
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Climate change may be faster than expected
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - A team of U.S. scientists has, for the
first time, successfully incorporated the nitrogen cycle in-
to global climate change simulations. The experiment's
findings at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Nati-
onal Center for Atmospheric Research bring into question
previous assumptions regarding carbon feedback. The resear-
chers say they determined the rate of climate change during
the next century could be faster than previously anticipated
when the requirement of plant nutrients are included in the
climate model. "We've shown that if all of the global mod-
eling groups were to include some kind of nutrient dynamics,
the range of model predictions would shrink because of the
constraining effects of the carbon nutrient limitations, even
though it's a more complex model," Oak Ridge scientist Peter
Thornton said. By taking the natural demand for nutrients
into account, the authors demonstrated the stimulation of
plant growth during the coming century might be two to three
times smaller than previously predicted. Since less growth
implies less carbon dioxide absorbed by vegetation, the CO2
concentrations in the atmosphere are expected to increase.
The detailed report is available in the journal Biogeo-
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USGS warns of giant invasive snakes
RESTON, Va. - U.S. Geological Survey scientists say five
giant non-native snake species would pose high ecosystem
risks if they become established in the United States. The
USGS report is based on the biology and known natural hist-
ory of non-native boa, anaconda and python species that are
invasive or potentially invasive in the United States. Two
of the species are documented as reproducing in the wild in
South Florida, with population estimates for Burmese pythons
in the tens of thousands. The five most potentially danger-
ous species were identified by the USGS as Burmese pythons,
both northern and southern African pythons, boa constrictors
and yellow anacondas. "This report clearly reveals that
these giant snakes threaten to destabilize some of our most
precious ecosystems and parks, primarily through predation
on vulnerable native species," said herpetologist Robert
Reed, a coauthor of the report. The report notes there are
no control tools yet that seem adequate for eradicating an
established population of giant snakes once they have spread
over a large area. "We have a cautionary tale with the
American island of Guam and the brown tree snake," said
Reed. "Within 40 years of its arrival, this invasive snake
has decimated the island's native wildlife -- 10 of Guam's
12 native forest birds, one of its two bat species and about
half of its native lizards are gone." The 300-page USGS re-
port is available at:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1202/pdf/OF09-1202.pdf.
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