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Economic growth, urbanization, globalization, and the risks of emerging infectious diseases in China: A review by Wu, Tong, Perrings, Charles, Kinzig, Ann, Collins, James P., Minteer, Ben A., Daszak, Peter

“…Three interrelated world trends may be exacerbating emerging zoonotic risks: income growth, urbanization, and globalization. Income growth is associated with…”
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Gene drives in our future: challenges of and opportunities for using a self-sustaining technology in pest and vector management by Collins, James P

“…Gene drives are systems of biased inheritance that enhance the likelihood a sequence of DNA passes between generations through sexual reproduction and…”
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Site occupancy models in the analysis of environmental DNA presence/absence surveys: a case study of an emerging amphibian pathogen by Schmidt, Benedikt R., Kéry, Marc, Ursenbacher, Sylvain, Hyman, Oliver J., Collins, James P., Yoccoz, Nigel

“…Summary The use of environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect species in aquatic environments such as ponds and streams is a powerful new technique with many benefits…”
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Online biology degree program broadens access for women, first-generation to college, and low-income students, but grade disparities remain by Mead, Chris, Supriya, K, Zheng, Yi, Anbar, Ariel D, Collins, James P, LePore, Paul, Brownell, Sara E

“…Online education has grown rapidly in recent years with many universities now offering fully online degree programs even in STEM disciplines. These programs…”
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Core commitments for field trials of gene drive organisms by Long, Kanya C, Alphey, Luke, Annas, George J, Bloss, Cinnamon S, Campbell, Karl J, Champer, Jackson, Chen, Chun-Hong, Choudhary, Amit, Church, George M, Collins, James P, Cooper, Kimberly L, Delborne, Jason A, Edwards, Owain R, Emerson, Claudia I, Esvelt, Kevin, Evans, Sam Weiss, Friedman, Robert M, Gantz, Valentino M, Gould, Fred, Hartley, Sarah, Heitman, Elizabeth, Hemingway, Janet, Kanuka, Hirotaka, Kuzma, Jennifer, Lavery, James V, Lee, Yoosook, Lorenzen, Marce, Lunshof, Jeantine E, Marshall, John M, Messer, Philipp W, Montell, Craig, Oye, Kenneth A, Palmer, Megan J, Papathanos, Philippos Aris, Paradkar, Prasad N, Piaggio, Antoinette J, Rasgon, Jason L, Rašić, Gordana, Rudenko, Larisa, Saah, J Royden, Scott, Maxwell J, Sutton, Jolene T, Vorsino, Adam E, Akbari, Omar S

“…We must ensure that trials are scientifically, politically, and socially robust, publicly accountable, and widely transparent Gene drive organisms (GDOs),…”
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Amphibian Commerce as a Likely Source of Pathogen Pollution by PICCO, ANGELA M., COLLINS, JAMES P.

“…The commercial trade of wildlife occurs on a global scale. In addition to removing animals from their native populations, this trade may lead to the release…”
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A comparative case study of the accommodation of students with disabilities in online and in-person degree programs by Mead, Chris, Price, Chad, Gin, Logan E, Anbar, Ariel D, Collins, James P, LePore, Paul, Brownell, Sara E

“…Fully online degree programs are an increasingly important part of the higher education ecosystem. Among the many challenges raised by the growth of fully…”
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Emerging Infectious Disease and the Loss of Biodiversity in a Neotropical Amphibian Community by Lips, Karen R., Brem, Forrest, Brenes, Roberto, Reeve, John D., Alford, Ross A., Voyles, Jamie, Carey, Cynthia, Livo, Lauren, Pessier, Allan P., Collins, James P.

“…Pathogens rarely cause extinctions of host species, and there are few examples of a pathogen changing species richness and diversity of an ecological community…”
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Global amphibian declines: sorting the hypotheses by Collins, James P., Storfer, Andrew

“…Reports of malformed amphibians and global amphibian declines have led to public concern, particularly because amphibians are thought to be indicator species…”
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Disentangling host, pathogen, and environmental determinants of a recently emerged wildlife disease: lessons from the first 15 years of amphibian chytridiomycosis research by James, Timothy Y., Toledo, L. Felipe, Rödder, Dennis, Silva Leite, Domingos, Belasen, Anat M., Betancourt‐Román, Clarisse M., Jenkinson, Thomas S., Soto‐Azat, Claudio, Lambertini, Carolina, Longo, Ana V., Ruggeri, Joice, Collins, James P., Burrowes, Patricia A., Lips, Karen R., Zamudio, Kelly R., Longcore, Joyce E.

“…The amphibian fungal disease chytridiomycosis, which affects species across all continents, recently emerged as one of the greatest threats to biodiversity…”
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History, novelty, and emergence of an infectious amphibian disease by Collins, James P.

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A fungal pathogen of amphibians, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, attenuates in pathogenicity with in vitro passages by Langhammer, Penny F, Lips, Karen R, Burrowes, Patricia A, Tunstall, Tate, Palmer, Crystal M, Collins, James P

“…Laboratory investigations into the amphibian chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), have accelerated recently, given the pathogen's role in…”
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Phylogenetic patterns of trait and trait plasticity evolution: Insights from amphibian embryos by Relyea, Rick A., Stephens, Patrick R., Barrow, Lisa N., Blaustein, Andrew R., Bradley, Paul W., Buck, Julia C., Chang, Ann, Collins, James P., Crother, Brian, Earl, Julia, Gervasi, Stephanie S., Hoverman, Jason T., Hyman, Oliver, Lemmon, Emily Moriarty, Luhring, Thomas M., Michelson, Moses, Murray, Chris, Price, Steven, Semlitsch, Raymond D., Sih, Andrew, Stoler, Aaron B., VandenBroek, Nick, Warwick, Alexa, Wengert, Greta, Hammond, John I.

“…Environmental variation favors the evolution of phenotypic plasticity. For many species, we understand the costs and benefits of different phenotypes, but we…”
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Evaluating the current state of evolution acceptance instruments: a research coordination network meeting report by Barnes, M. Elizabeth, Aini, Rahmi Q., Collins, James P., Dunk, Ryan D. P., Holt, Emily A., Jensen, Jamie, Klein, Joanna R., Misheva, Taya, Nadelson, Louis S., Reiss, Michael J., Romine, William L., Shtulman, Andrew, Townley, Amanda L., Wiles, Jason R., Zheng, Yi, Brownell, Sara E.

“…Hundreds of studies have explored student evolution acceptance because evolution is a core concept of biology that many undergraduate biology students struggle…”
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Glenohumeral joint injection: a comparative study of ultrasound and fluoroscopically guided techniques before MR arthrography by Rutten, Matthieu J. C. M., Collins, James M. P., Maresch, Bas J., Smeets, Jacques H. J. M., Janssen, Caroline M. M., Kiemeney, Lambertus A. L. M., Jager, Gerrit J.

“…To assess the variability in accuracy of contrast media introduction, leakage, required time and patient discomfort in four different centres, each using a…”
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Safe CRISPR: Challenges and Possible Solutions by Pineda, Michael, Lear, Ashley, Collins, James P., Kiani, Samira

“…Applications of CRISPR in human health and in gene drives are at the forefront of biological research as tools. This technology will affect humankind and our…”
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Change is key to frog survival by Collins, James P

“…Changes in host traits help amphibian populations to survive chytrid infection Outbreaks of infectious wildlife diseases often reduce host population size, but…”
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Regulating gene drives by Oye, Kenneth A, Esvelt, Kevin, Appleton, Evan, Catteruccia, Flaminia, Church, George, Kuiken, Todd, Lightfoot, Shlomiya Bar-Yam, McNamara, Julie, Smidler, Andrea, Collins, James P

“…Regulatory gaps must be filled before gene drives could be used in the wild Genes in sexually reproducing organisms normally have, on average, a 50% chance of…”
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Biotechnology. Regulating gene drives by Oye, Kenneth A, Esvelt, Kevin, Appleton, Evan, Catteruccia, Flaminia, Church, George, Kuiken, Todd, Lightfoot, Shlomiya Bar-Yam, McNamara, Julie, Smidler, Andrea, Collins, James P

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Aibs Releases New Strategic Plan by Stafford, Susan G, Collins, James P, Travis, Joseph

“…[...]AIBS is acting on what we have learned. [...]the AIBS Public Policy Office continues as a liaison with the National Center for Science Education and other…”
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