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Science Friday > Archives > 2003 > August
> August 1, 2003:
Hour Two: Preserving Endangered Species
According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, almost four hundred
animal species and 600 plants are listed as endangered species. What
can be done to preserve these organisms and the wealth of genetic
information stored in their genomes? In this hour, as we broadcast
live from Denver, at the annual meeting of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science, we'll take a look at how scientists
are working to conserve endangered plants and animals. Will saving
the genetic information of endangered species in seed banks and "frozen
zoos" help protect them from extinction?
This program is pre-recorded, so please don't try to call. But share
your opinions online in our Listeners' Lounge (registration required).
Guests:
Kathryn Kennedy
President and Executive Director
Center for Plant
Conservation
Missouri Botanical Garden
Saint Louis, Missouri
Christina Walters
Research Leader, Plant
Germplasm Preservation Research Unit
Agricultural
Research Service-National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation
United States Department of Agriculture
Fort Collins, Colorado
Oliver Ryder
Adjunct Professor of Biology
Center
for Reproduction of Endangered Species
San Diego Zoo
San DIego, California
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
Genome Resource Banking for Global Conservation National Zoo/ FONZ
Seed
Banks
future.newsday.com
/ Wildlife Cloning
BBC
-Science - Gene Stories - Gene Safari - Rare breeds
CRES
- The Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species
USDA
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National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation
Center
for Plant Conservation Home Page
Scientific
American: Ask the Experts: What is the point in preserving endangered
species ...?
This segment produced by Annette Heist
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