Spotlight on Smithsonian Science, 17 March 2006

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dc.contributor.authorEvans, David L.
dc.contributor.editorMellendick, Theresaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-04-06T14:45:20Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-07-11T20:19:27Z
dc.date.available2006-04-06T14:45:20Zen_US
dc.date.available2006-07-11T20:19:27Z
dc.date.issued2006-03-17
dc.descriptionIn this issue of the Spotlight on Science, we'll look at nests of stellar gas that give birth to sibling stars. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory researchers will explain how evidence gathered from distant clouds of dust, may explain why our own sun seems to have no brothers or sisters in the nearby galactic neighborhood. Then we'll explore the ingredients that may have led to the diversity and coexistence of rainforest plants. A Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute scientist explains how the success of a variety of fig trees may reveal key attributes shared by members of diverse communities of plants. While in the tropical forest, we'll answer the cry of the Toco toucan, and find out why they are susceptible to diabetes, and more importantly, how it is being treated by National Zoological Park veterinarians. And finally we'll face death and rebirth, as Smithsonian Environmental Research Center scientists reveal the role of the smallest of microbes in speeding along the cycle of decomposition and nutrient release in freshwater streams.en_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction from Dr. David Evans, Smithsonian Under Secretary for Science -- Primoridial Stellar Structures -- A Newtonian View of Tropical Forest Diversity: The Fig as a Model of Diversification -- Diabetic Toucan Treated at National Zoo -- Giving Protists their Props: Eukaryotic Microbes and the Decomposition of Leaf Litter in Streams.en_US
dc.format.extent13 min., 55 sec.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationSpotlight on Science, Vol. 4, no. 6, 17 March 2006
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.smithsonian.org/research/spotlight/04_06.htmlen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10088/206en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10088/206
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSmithsonian Institution. Office of the Under Secretary for Science.en_US
dc.subjectStars -- Formationen_US
dc.subjectStars -- Clustersen_US
dc.subjectFicus (Plants)en_US
dc.subjectRain forests plantsen_US
dc.subjectToucansen_US
dc.subjectPiciformesen_US
dc.subjectDiabetes in animalsen_US
dc.subjectFerritinen_US
dc.subjectIron -- Metabolismen_US
dc.subjectProtistsen_US
dc.subjectEukaryotic cellsen_US
dc.subjectRiversen_US
dc.subjectBiodegradationen_US
dc.subjectMicrobiologyen_US
dc.titleSpotlight on Smithsonian Science, 17 March 2006
dc.title.alternativeVol. 4, no. 6, 17 March 2006en_US
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