Mining Biodiversity Progress Report

Progress report from the Mining Biodiversity, Digging into Data Challenge round 3, project.

MIRACLE Progress Report

Progress report for the MIRACLE, Digging into Data Challenge round 3, project.

Commonplace Cultures Progress Report

Progress report for the Commonplace Cultures, Digging into Data Challenge phase 3, project.

DiLiPaD Progress Report

Progress report for the DiLiPaD, Digging into Data Challenge round 3, project.

Chinese Texts Progress Report

Progress report for the Chinese Texts, Digging into Data Challenge round 3, project.

Trees and Tweets Progress Report

Progress report for the Trees and Tweets, Digging into Data Challenge round 3, project.

Early Christian Lives Progress Report

Progress report for the Early Christian Lives, Digging into Data Challenge round 3, project.

Digging into Data 3 Progress Meeting

On Wednesday 17th June, the UK projects funded under round 3 of the Digging into Data challenge gathered together at Paddington for the mid-term progress meeting. This workshop provided projects with the opportunity to present, not just on progress to their plan, but on highlights, issues, challenges and share this information with the funders and other projects.

Partnerships for progress

A synthesis of the Jisc BCE open innovation and access to resources initiative

One year on... : a progress report to the 14th NACA Governing Council

This is a progress report of the STREAM Initiative presented at 14th NACA governing council to highlight the results, for the countries participating in the project, in the following key themes: •Livelihoods; •Appropriate Strategies, Processes and Practices; •Policy Development; •Communications. (Pdf contains 11 pages).

Genetic and morphological identification of pelagic juvenile rockfish collected from the Gulf of Alaska

Pelagic juvenile rockfish (Sebastes spp.) collected in surveys designed to assess juvenile salmonids and other species in the Gulf of Alaska in 1998 and 2000–2003 provide an opportunity to document the occurrence of the pelagic juveniles of several species of rockfish. Often, species identification of rockfish is difficult or impossible at this stage of development (~20 to 60 mm), and few species indigenous to Alaska waters have been described. Use of mitochondrial DNA markers for rockfish species allowed unequivocal identification of ten species (S. aleutianus, S. alutus, S. borealis, S. entomelas, S. flavidus, S. melanops, S. pinniger, S. proriger, S. reedi, and S. ruberrimus) in subsamples from the collections. Other specimens were genetically assignable to groups of two or three species. Sebastes borealis, S. crameri, and S. reedi were identified using morphological data. Combining genetic and morphological data allowed successful resolution of the other species as S. emphaeus, probably S. ciliatus (although S. polyspinis cannot be totally ruled out), and S. polyspinis. Many specimens were initially morphologically indistinguishable from S. alutus, and several morphological groups included fish genetically identified as S. alutus. This paper details the characteristics of these pelagic juveniles to facilitate morphological identification of these species in future collections. (PDF file contains 32 pages.)

Genetic improvement and effective dissemination: keys to prosperous and sustainable aquaculture industries

There is an increasing demand for fish in the world due to a growing population, better economic situation in some sectors, and greater awareness of health issues in relation to food. Since capture fisheries have stagnated, fish farming has become a very fast growing food production system. In this presentation, the author gives an overview of the technologies that are available for genetic improvement of fish, and briefly discuss their merit in the context of a sustainable development. He also discusses the essential prerequisites for effective dissemination of improved stock to farmers. It is concluded that genetic improvement programs based on selective breeding can substantially contribute to sustainable fish production systems. Furthermore, if such genetic improvement programs are followed up with effective dissemination strategies, they can result in a positive impact on farmers' incomes.

Design,optimization and in vivo evaluation of non-viral vectors for gene therapy. Applications in ocular disorders

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