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A New Paper-based Test for the Zika Virus: Inexpensive Device Can Diagnose Zika in Just a Few Hours (May 6, 2016)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT News.

AIS in Minnesota - Asian Carp

University of Minnesota. Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center.

See also: Asian carp research

AIS in Minnesota - Curlyleaf Pondweed

University of Minnesota. Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center.

See also: Curlyleaf pondweed research

AIS in Minnesota - Eurasian and Hybrid Watermilfoil

University of Minnesota. Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center.

See also: Eurasian watermilfoil research

AIS in Minnesota - Spiny Waterflea

University of Minnesota. Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center.

See also: Spiny water flea research

AIS in Minnesota - Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia

University of Minnesota. Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center.

See also: VHS research

AIS in Minnesota - Zebra Mussels

University of Minnesota. Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center.

See also: Zebra mussels research

Bat Survival in Arkansas Mines (Jun 23, 2020)

USDA. FS. Southern Research Station. CompassLive.

White-nose syndrome has been spreading through U.S. bat populations since 2006 and has caused mass die-offs in various regions of the country. The syndrome is caused by Pd (Pseudogymnoascus destructans), a fungus that invades the skin of bats while they hibernate. USDA Forest Service wildlife biologists Roger Perry and Phillip Jordan conducted a study to calculate the survival rates of tricolored bats (Perimyotis subflavus) in the Ouachita Mountains of west-central Arkansas. The research helps satisfy the need for robust estimates of population data amid the WNS outbreak. The scientists chose to study the tricolored bat because it is common across North America and has suffered substantial declines due to WNS. The research highlights the importance of maintaining and protecting small hibernation sites as they may be critical to the conservation of the tricolored bat species.

Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research center - 2020 Research Report (2020)

University of Minnesota. Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center.

It has been a wild year with lots of challenges, but MAISRC is still here and working as hard as ever to develop research-based solutions to reduce the impacts of aquatic invasive species in Minnesota. MAISRC hopes the research highlights included in the report will surprise, inspire, and give you hope.

Scientists Describe New Model to Enhance Zika Virus Research (Apr 19, 2016)

University of Wisconsin - Madison. News.