Data Points

In this series

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  Effects of Predation on the Niche of Lizards

  A team of scientists studied the effects of introducing a lizard predator on the food webs of a group of small islands in the Bahamas.
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  Efficacy of a Treatment for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

  Dr. Brian Druker and colleagues monitored white blood cell counts in six patients with chronic myeloid leukemia treated with the drug, STI571, which blocks the activity of the cancer-causing tyrosine kinase BCR-ABL.
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  Trends in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

  Charles David Keeling began measuring atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) in 1958 at the Mauna Loa observatory on the big island of Hawaii.  This graph shows atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration in parts per million (ppm) by volume from 1958 to 2016.
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  Resistance to Coral Bleaching

  To test whether corals can become more resistant to bleaching, Dr. Steve Palumbi and colleagues performed a series of experiments in the U.S. National Park of American Samoa off of Ofu Island.
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  Genetic Origin of Variation in Human Skin Color

  Dr. Rebecca Lamason and colleagues studied the genetic origin of variation in human skin color using a model organism, the zebrafish.
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  Modeling Ecosystem Effects of Termite Mound Patterns

  Dr. Corina Tarnita and colleagues studied how a pattern of termite mounds across a dryland ecosystem enhances resilience against desertification.
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  Effects of Natural Selection on Finch Beak Size

  Rosemary and Peter Grant studied the change in beak depths of finches on the island of Daphne Major in the Galápagos Islands after a drought.
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  Schooling Behavior of Stickleback Fish from Different Habitats

  A team of scientists studied the schooling behavior of threespine stickleback fish by experimentally testing how individual fish responded to an artificial fish school model.