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  • Measuring the Once Unmeasurable: Genetic Inventory on a Grand Scale

    How many species are in our oceans, and how can we assess the impact of human activity and natural changes? Genomic science addresses key issues of survival for ocean life.    More

  • Trouble in Paradise: Pathogen Invasions

    Researchers are racing against time to analyze the pathogens that are destroying huge numbers of amphibians and birds. Advances in genomic analysis may help find solutions—before it’s too late.    More

  • Alien Invaders: A Threat to Our Shores

    Marine invasive species are economically costly and can seriously threaten native biodiversity and food sources. Smithsonian researchers lead an effort to survey, quantify, and mitigate the effects of these invasions.    More

  • Mutual Attraction: The Evolution of Agriculture in Ants

    Certain ants have evolved a complex society to collectively farm their sole food source, a crop of fungus. Understanding this process may help us adapt to a host of environmental and medical challenges.    More

  • Back from the Brink: Saving the Red Siskin

    To bring one of the most endangered birds in the world back from the brink of extinction, Smithsonian scientists are using novel genetic approaches to help guide a multifaceted and multinational conservation effort.    More

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