Damming and Its Effects on Fish

Damming and Its Effects on Fish

Fish that migrate between freshwater and sea ecosystems play a multitude of ecological roles. In the centuries since Europeans first colonized the Americas, damming and other disruptions to river connectivity have greatly decreased the migration opportunities of these species. Recent BioScience author Steven Mattocks of the University of Massachusetts, in Amherst, joins us on this episode of BioScience Talks to discuss the effects of lost habitat and river connectivity for these crucial fish. In particular, he explains that because of a dearth of information on pre-1950 conditions, past estimates of lost biomass may drastically underestimate the ecological harm of damming.

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Better Science through Peer Review

Better Science through Peer Review

Peer review lies at the heart of the grant selection process and, by extension, the scientific enterprise itself. To inform their decisions, funders rely on grant reviewers—most of whom volunteer thei...

8 Tammi 202047min

In Their Own Words: Kent Holsinger

In Their Own Words: Kent Holsinger

This episode is the second in our new oral history series, In Their Own Words. These pieces chronicle the stories of scientists who have made great contributions to their fields, particularly within t...

31 Joulu 201922min

In Their Own Words: Rita Colwell

In Their Own Words: Rita Colwell

This episode marks the first in a new oral history series from BioScience, entitled In Their Own Words. These pieces chronicle the stories of scientists who have made great contributions to their fiel...

11 Joulu 201934min

Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting Report

Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting Report

The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB), an American Institute of Biological Sciences member society, fosters research, education, public awareness, and understanding of living orga...

6 Joulu 201939min

Impact Series: Solving Medical Mysteries with Aperiomics

Impact Series: Solving Medical Mysteries with Aperiomics

The BioScience Talks Impact Series focuses on the path from newly gained scientific knowledge to real-world effects, addressing questions such as How does a new vaccine find its way to physicians' off...

13 Marras 201929min

Threshold-Dependent Gene Drives in Wild Populations

Threshold-Dependent Gene Drives in Wild Populations

By altering the heritability of certain traits, gene drive technologies have the potential to spread desired genes through wild populations. In practice, this could lead to mosquito populations that, ...

8 Loka 201925min

Bridging the Gap between Behavioral Science and Animal Ethics

Bridging the Gap between Behavioral Science and Animal Ethics

In this episode of BioScience Talks, Christine Webb of Harvard University joins us to talk about the potential for widening the involvement of scientists who study animal behavior in ongoing discussio...

11 Syys 201923min

Readying the National Park Service for Change

Readying the National Park Service for Change

In this episode of BioScience Talks, Mark Schwartz, of the University of California, Davis, joins us to talk about the National Park Service, and in particular, the challenges facing its oversight of ...

14 Elo 201937min

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