Bacterial strains, media and batch cultures We used the wildtype strain Vibrio natriegens ATCC 14048 and Alteromonas macleodii sp. 4B03 (non-clumping variant) isolated from marine particles [8]. Strains were cultured in Marine Broth (MB, Difco 2216) and grown overnight at 25 °C. In total, 1 ml of cell culture was centrifuged (13,000 rpmContinue Reading

Cochrane Ecological Institute resolves court case with Alberta Environment

After months of legal wrangling, disagreements, letters, emails and phone calls with Alberta wildlife department officials, the Cochrane Ecological Institute (CEI) gained a bit of closure in December. After months of legal wrangling, disagreements, letters, emails and phone calls with Alberta’s wildlife department officials, the Cochrane Ecological Institute (CEI) gainedContinue Reading

Can the U.N. Save the World from Ecological Collapse?

The Red List of Threatened Species might best be described as a lack-of-progress report. Every six months or so, the list, which is maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, is updated, and, with each update, more creatures are classified as heading toward oblivion. The latest update, issuedContinue Reading

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spending of Ecological Fund

By Adedapo Adesanya President Muhammadu Buhari has been given a deadline by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to investigate the spending of Ecological Fund by governments at all levels—federal, state and local- from 2001 to date. In a letter dated October 22, 2022, the group asked Mr BuhariContinue Reading

What China’s ‘ecological civilisation’ means for Latin America

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China’s global infrastructure development strategy and the flagship foreign policy programme of its president Xi Jinping, is one that expressly promotes international exchange, cooperation and dialogue. More than 140 countries have now signed a memorandum of understanding with China to cooperate under the BRI,Continue Reading

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