Science Buzz Lunch in Bldg 2, Room 107, 9-25-2012
Topics discussed:
1) Climate and wildlife of Nebraska
2) The Japanese otter has been declared extinct. There is some public discussion of the possibility of introducing the closely related Eurasian otter as a replacement into Japan. The attendees of our discussion group didn't think this is a good idea due to its artificiality and the uncertainty of how to manage it in a way that wouldn't disrupt the environment. But then one attendee raised the interesting parallel of the introduction of a Chinese population of the Japanese Crested Ibis ("toki" in Japanese) into Japan to replace that recently lost species. This introduction of this ibis seems to have widespread support and even to be a source of rejoicing for many people in Japan. How does this differ from the proposed introduction of the Eurasian otter?
3) Ongoing longitudinal MRI and ultrasound imaging studies of the brain in chimpanzees
4) Map-based compensation of victims of radiation exposure after atomic bomb explosions or atomic power plant meltdowns do not necessarily accurately identify the persons who actually suffered radiation exposure
5) How mutations in the same gene (Taqpep) cause the blotches of "blotched tabby" cats and King cheetahs
Topics discussed:
1) Climate and wildlife of Nebraska
2) The Japanese otter has been declared extinct. There is some public discussion of the possibility of introducing the closely related Eurasian otter as a replacement into Japan. The attendees of our discussion group didn't think this is a good idea due to its artificiality and the uncertainty of how to manage it in a way that wouldn't disrupt the environment. But then one attendee raised the interesting parallel of the introduction of a Chinese population of the Japanese Crested Ibis ("toki" in Japanese) into Japan to replace that recently lost species. This introduction of this ibis seems to have widespread support and even to be a source of rejoicing for many people in Japan. How does this differ from the proposed introduction of the Eurasian otter?
3) Ongoing longitudinal MRI and ultrasound imaging studies of the brain in chimpanzees
4) Map-based compensation of victims of radiation exposure after atomic bomb explosions or atomic power plant meltdowns do not necessarily accurately identify the persons who actually suffered radiation exposure
5) How mutations in the same gene (Taqpep) cause the blotches of "blotched tabby" cats and King cheetahs
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