A Snake - Parakeet incident

A parakeet genome project?

Researcher William Haseltine, head of Human Genome Sciences Inc. in Rockville, Maryland, likes to claim that knowledge from the human genome, combined with a few technology breakthroughs, will someday enable humans to live forever. Most researchers who study aging have more modest expectations--for example, trolling the genome for new insights into genes involved in so-called oxidative damage t...

Parakeet Damage to Sunflower in Pakistan

Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri (Scopoli) damage to sunflower heads was estimated in two provinces of Pakistan during the spring of 1981. In seven districts of Punjab the damage ranged from 5.0-23.28 %, with an average of 11.72 %. In rainfed areas the damge was as high as 71.43%, with average of 38.29%. In Sind the damage was on the higher order. In nine districts the damage ranged fro...

The Monk Parakeet in New York

Genetic analysis of Forbes' parakeet (Cyanoramphus forbesi)

The taxonomic status of Forbes' parakeet has remained unresolved for several decades. With the advent of modern molecular biological techniques, it has become possible to augment traditional taxonomic practices (i.e. those based on morphology) with DNA data analysis. The conservation status of Forbes' parakeet (presently listed by as "critically threatened") warrants urgent research into its ge...

Use of Snake Antivenom and Clinical Outcomes in Snake Envenomation: A Retrospective Study in a Tertiary Hospital in Penang, Malaysia