Sentences with phrase «entire populations in»

[20] Due to having slow locomotion and an insignificant response to bright lights and humans, as well as having a low population density, field studies allow scientists to study entire populations in the wild.

The new technology, known as a gene drive, is genetic engineering on an entirely new scale: It makes it possible not just to modify organisms in the laboratory, but to edit the genes of entire populations in the wild.

In a new study reported online today in Science, the researchers showed that they can infect A. stephensi with Wolbachia, that the infection is passed down through at least 34 generations, and that it can take over entire populations in cages.

@ Numbers 31:17 - 18 Destroying entire populations in warfare was a practice that occurred throughout most of the ancient world, and by no means was limited to Israel.

Putin spoke about the «rehabilitation of ethnic Tartars,» a minority Muslim that makes up about 12 % Crimea today after Soviet leader Joseph Stalin's forcible deported of the entire population in 1944.

The empty caves are especially worrying, given that Fricke suspects the entire population in 1990 may have been only 500 fish.

Because gene drives could rapidly propagate novel DNA through an entire population in the wild, they could be used, proponents say, to eradicate marauders such as the cane toads overrunning Australia.

Shore - based whaling stations near Victoria on Vancouver Island, using only row boats and hand - thrown harpoons, removed the entire population in less than a decade.

Not exact matches

In 2008, just over 3,000 legal abortions were performed in the entire country — a tiny number given that Brazil has a population of 200 millioIn 2008, just over 3,000 legal abortions were performed in the entire country — a tiny number given that Brazil has a population of 200 millioin the entire country — a tiny number given that Brazil has a population of 200 million.

However, these odds don't factor in a person's individual behaviors, age, sex, location, or other things that can affect risks — they're averages of the entire US population.

That figure could serve as a bellwether for the future of American health care, because Massachusetts led the nation in extending insurance to virtually its entire population through Romneycare, starting in 2006.

This incredible journey was made possible by a massive population shift from rural to urban, which in turn was facilitated by the unprecedented expansion in manufacturing and international trade in China, a country that steadfastly ignored the entire MDG process.

«For anyone receiving the diagnosis, or supporting a loved one through it, cancer can be overwhelming,» Kyu Rhee, MD, chief health officer, IBM Watson Health, said in the release, adding, «With this first - ever U.S. rollout of the technology, the full breadth and depth of Watson's services can benefit an entire population of individuals who need them.»

In fact there were more new billionaires in the world in 2016 — 233 — than the entire population of billionaires in 198In fact there were more new billionaires in the world in 2016 — 233 — than the entire population of billionaires in 198in the world in 2016 — 233 — than the entire population of billionaires in 198in 2016 — 233 — than the entire population of billionaires in 198in 1987.

And the fact that Cavendish bananas are seedless clones of each other means there's zero genetic diversity in the entire global population to allow for a resistant population to develop.

That would be like setting up a data center in New York City and expecting it to serve the entire US population.

And it would then be obvious that to the extent the interests of the shareholders clash with those of «the community» — a community that, for all intents and purposes, includes the entire population of the developed world — it's the responsibility of the community's elected representatives in Congress to make rules that align those incentives.

Entire populations within currency zones can literally nuke themselves to the verge of oblivion, and yet a portfolio that is maximally diversified in the investments of that territory, will never experience a nominal decline, since the return of such a portfolio is a function of aggregate revenues, which by definition is on a fixed growth path.

Between 1900 and 2000, the increase in world population was three times greater than during the entire previous history of humanity — an increase from 1.5 to 6.1 billion in just 100 years.

Adding to this new information is some research conducted by Womenable way back in 2007, Mapping the Missing Middle: Determining the Desire and Dimensions of Second - Stage Women Business Owners, which not only raised the point that not enough policy and programmatic attention was being paid to established women - owned firms that had not yet cracked the million - dollar revenue barrier, but sized this population at between 16 % (if defined to include firms with employees or between $ 100,000 and $ 1 million in revenues) and fully 91 % (if having employees and revenues over $ 100,000 was not a criterion) of the entire women - owned business population.

Nate lives in the small town of Grande Prairie, Alberta (population: 68,000)-- a four - hour connecting flight from Vancouver — and we'd spent our entire relationship dealing with the toll the long distance was taking on our hearts and bank accounts.

Debts are kept in place, reducing much of the population and nearly entire economies (in Iceland and Greece) to Debt Peonage as the economy grinds to a halt.

The geographic areas that CFs serve vary in size from entire states or regions of a state (e.g. Southeastern Texas) to major metropolitan cities like New York City to rural counties with populations less than 2,500.

In this case, the poll is accurate to within ± 3 percentage points, for each of the retired and not retired samples, of what the results would have been had the entire population of adults in Canada been polleIn this case, the poll is accurate to within ± 3 percentage points, for each of the retired and not retired samples, of what the results would have been had the entire population of adults in Canada been pollein Canada been polled.

How can you in all seriousness blame the whole entire problem on over population?

The whole of the law is do unto others as you would have them do unto you, if the midianites (for instance) can wipe out an entire population of their own enemies in warfare, than it is only just that the same can be done to them.

Let me clarify... when I said it pays for EVERYONE»S care, I mean everyone that is in your group... not the entire population.

The percentage of catholic priest pedophiles is between 20 and 200 times that of the entire population, whether you are in America, Australia, England, etc...

Moreover, he killed the entire population of the world including, men, women, children, and animals save Noah and his clan because he saw the evil in mann according to your bible.

Now the richest 400 families in America control more wealth than half of the entire population.

Assuming we're all taking about the same sin (Adam and Eve), in their own stories the entire population was wiped off the face of the Earth once (except for Noah's family, who apparently «God» had forgiven for the sin or he wouldn't have saved him); and then absolved of all Old Testament sins by «God» letting his own son (or himself if you think that way) get tortured and killed.

Yeah, lets all pick one thing that a small population from a group participated in, then base the entire morality of that group on the few actions of a small population.

I can't say what israeli society has done to them is right, then again in the 1970's israel sent secret planes over and basically airlifted the entire population of ethiopian jews out before a pogrom wiped them out.

When viewed in terms of actual land owned the population density is 1288 / km ^ 2, however when viewed in terms of the fact that Jews had the right to immigrate to the the entire state of Mandatory Palestine the population density is the figure I referenced in my original post of 57 / km ^ 2.

The indwelling Holy Spirit transforms Christians, which results in «better» behavior when you average the entire population.

It was used as a primer, here in America, to teach communist agents how to brainwash people, and, in fact, how to subvert entire populations.

In a commencement speech, Admiral William McRaven provoked graduates from the University of Texas with this exhortation: «If every one of you changed the lives of just 10 people, and each one of those folks changed the lives of another 10 people — just 10 — then in six generations this class will have changed the lives of the entire population of the world, eight billion people.&raquIn a commencement speech, Admiral William McRaven provoked graduates from the University of Texas with this exhortation: «If every one of you changed the lives of just 10 people, and each one of those folks changed the lives of another 10 people — just 10 — then in six generations this class will have changed the lives of the entire population of the world, eight billion people.&raquin six generations this class will have changed the lives of the entire population of the world, eight billion people.»

In many cases a town's entire population was killed, just to make sure.

4 — You believe that the entire population of this planet with the exception of those who share your beliefs — though excluding those in all rival sects — will spend Eternity in an infinite Hell of Suffering.

So, the entire population of the world (100 %) believe in some something (some believe in a god, some believe in no god).

The unrelenting war in Syria has caused a massive humanitarian refugee crisis, where families have been forced to flee the conflict: Almost half of the country's entire population is now displaced.

the entire american population can't fight these powerful groups, and moslems are expecting to come in with empty pockets and money from saudi financers (who get their money from the above groups to start with) and are expected to «take over america».

The role of GOOD government is to tax its population, using the proceeds to invest in GOOD works that benefit the ENTIRE population.

Nor do I find one in Pope John Paul II's strong words about the obligation of humanitarian intervention — that such humanitarian intervention may be «necessary where the survival of populations and entire ethnic groups is seriously compromised.»

They are seen in the struggle against the MAI for the cancellation of Third World debt, the struggle against embargoes imposed by an imperial power, the United States, on entire populations who are paying the price.

If the Pod Mrcaru and Pod Kopiste populations were in fact, completely genetically identically (i.e. throughout their entire genomes), then there would not be the significant changes in morphology.

Attempting to redress such problems all too often simply compounds the difficulties of certain groups, and even of entire populations, in their efforts to maintain or improve their standards of living in the face of a hostile political or economic environment.

Here is how one of them, looking back on the period, summarized what happened: «It is exceedingly rare in the history of populations that sudden changes appear across the entire set of demographic indicators.

«In some instances, God ordered the killing of entire populations, presumably including the killing of babies and children.

It can not be otherwise in a community that lives by the teaching of Vatican II: «Any act of war aimed indiscriminately at the destruction of entire cities or of extensive areas along with their population is a crime against God and man himself.