Mangrove trees use changes in gene activity, including the activity of parasitic ‘jumping genes’, to increase their resilience to stress, a new study finds. — ScienceDaily

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Mangrove trees straddle the boundary between land and ocean, in harsh environments characterized by rapidly changing levels of salinity and low oxygen. For most plants, these conditions would mark a death sentence, but mangroves have evolved a remarkable resistance to the stresses of these hostile locations. Now, researchers from the […]

Student diversity and student voice conceptualisations in five European countries: Implications for including all students in schools

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Ainscow, M (1999) Understanding the Development of Inclusive Schools. London: Falmer Press. Google Scholar Ainscow, M, Messiou, K (2017) Engaging with the views of students to promote inclusion in education. Journal of Educational Change 19(1): 1–17. Google Scholar | Crossref Ainscow, M, Conteh, J, Dyson, A, et al. (2007) Children […]

DOD Biological Threat Reduction Program Should Be Part of a New Interagency Mechanism to Coordinate Efforts to Prevent Biological Threats, Including Natural Disease Outbreaks – Report Offers Five-Year Strategy for BTRP

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Over the next five decades, the U.S. Office of Defense’s Organic Menace Reduction System (BTRP) need to really encourage and be between co-leaders in the federal government’s development of an enduring interagency mechanism to tackle an array of organic threats – such as pure disease outbreaks, accidental releases, and intentional […]