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ANTHROPOGENIC AND EQO PARTNER TO ENABLE GROUNDBREAKING BIODIVERSITY-LINKED FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

BOSTON, Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In a landmark collaboration, Anthropogenic Inc. and EQO have unveiled plans to pioneer a new generation of financial products that seamlessly integrate biodiversity data into the financial world.

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  • BOSTON, Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In a landmark collaboration, Anthropogenic Inc. and EQO have unveiled plans to pioneer a new generation of financial products that seamlessly integrate biodiversity data into the financial world.
  • This collaboration allows the unique genomic capabilities of EQO's eRNA and eDNA technology to monitor the real-world impacts on biodiversity stemming from various financial assets, all powered by the Anthropogenic platform.
  • - Dr. Harmony Martell, Scientific Advisor, EQO, Inc.
    By seamlessly integrating biodiversity considerations into financial decision-making, Anthropogenic and EQO aspire to propel positive change on a global scale.
  • This strategic alliance underscores a shared vision for a sustainable financial future, where Anthropogenic and EQO are at the forefront of fostering a dynamic equilibrium between financial prowess and meaningful contributions to biodiversity conservation.

Global Ocean Exploration Nonprofit OceanX Embarks on Second Mission to Research the Azores' Uncharted Seafloor

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Monday, September 11, 2023

NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This August, ocean exploration nonprofit OceanX returned to the Azores to research the seafloor's topography and ecosystem. This marked OceanX's second mission in the region in collaboration with the Okeanos Marine Research Institute at the University of the Azores. The mission ran from August 24 to September 8, 2023, and focused on data collection of the Azores' deep-sea ecosystems and wildlife.

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This August, ocean exploration nonprofit OceanX returned to the Azores to research the seafloor's topography and ecosystem.
  • This marked OceanX's second mission in the region in collaboration with the Okeanos Marine Research Institute at the University of the Azores.
  • The mission ran from August 24 to September 8, 2023, and focused on data collection of the Azores' deep-sea ecosystems and wildlife.
  • OceanX's mission in the Azores leveraged the cutting-edge scientific research, media production, and exploration vessel, OceanXplorer, to survey unexplored seamounts and ridges.

XPRIZE Rainforest Announces Finalist Teams

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Monday, July 24, 2023

XPRIZE , the world’s leader in designing and operating incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges, announced six teams will advance to the finals stage of its global, $10 million XPRIZE Rainforest competition, sponsored by Alana Foundation, to develop new biodiversity assessment technologies that improve our understanding of rainforest ecosystems.

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  • XPRIZE , the world’s leader in designing and operating incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges, announced six teams will advance to the finals stage of its global, $10 million XPRIZE Rainforest competition, sponsored by Alana Foundation, to develop new biodiversity assessment technologies that improve our understanding of rainforest ecosystems.
  • Launched in 2019, the goal of XPRIZE Rainforest is to accelerate the innovation of technologies that rapidly and comprehensively survey biodiversity and produce impactful insights to inform conservation efforts.
  • “We need serious intervention to halt rainforest destruction, and I believe that the technologies in development through this competition can help get us closer to achieving this,” said Atossa Soltani, Founder & Board President of Amazon Watch and member of the XPRIZE Rainforest judging panel.
  • “The technologies offered by the finalist teams come right on time to address critical issues on the conservation of tropical ecosystems,” said Dr. Oris Sanjur, Deputy Director of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and member of the XPRIZE Rainforest advisory board.

You shed DNA everywhere you go – trace samples in the water, sand and air are enough to identify who you are, raising ethical questions about privacy

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Monday, May 15, 2023

Because each person has a unique genetic code, DNA can be used to identify individual people.

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  • Because each person has a unique genetic code, DNA can be used to identify individual people.
  • Typically, medical practitioners and researchers obtain human DNA through direct sampling, such as blood tests, swabs or biopsies.
  • DNA that an organism has shed into the environment is known as environmental DNA, or eDNA.

Animals, humans and viruses in eDNA

    • Tiny hatchling sea turtles shed DNA as they crawl along the beach on their way to the ocean shortly after they are born.
    • Unlike blood or skin sampling, collecting eDNA causes no stress to the animal.
    • We recovered DNA matching the people, the animal patient and common animal viruses present at the time of collection.
    • Sequencing DNA that volunteers left in their footprints in the sand even yielded part of their sex chromosomes.

Ethical implications of collecting human eDNA

    • Human eDNA could present significant advances to research in fields as diverse as conservation, epidemiology, forensics and farming.
    • If handled correctly, human eDNA could help archaeologists track down undiscovered ancient human settlements, allow biologists to monitor cancer mutations in a given population or provide law enforcement agencies useful forensic information.
    • However, there are also myriad ethical implications relating to the inadvertent or deliberate collection and analysis of human genetic bycatch.
    • Policymakers, scientific communities and other stakeholders need to take human eDNA collection seriously and balance consent and privacy against the possible benefits of studying eDNA.

Explorers to Make Historic Trek in the Florida Everglades to Research Human Impact

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

Because the2022 Willoughby Expedition will be a scientific research milestone for the Florida Everglades, The Explorers Club has awarded the team one of its flags.

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  • Because the2022 Willoughby Expedition will be a scientific research milestone for the Florida Everglades, The Explorers Club has awarded the team one of its flags.
  • Historically, the Florida Everglades stretched from the north near modern-day Orlando to the south at Florida Bay.
  • To increase educational programming around the human impact on the Everglades, the 2022 Willoughby Expedition is also partnering with school districts and cultural institutions in South Florida.
  • He is also the author of a bestselling children's book about the Everglades that is part of the 4th-grade curriculum in Florida.

Unity Care Welcomes Sheila E. Mitchell as Chief Executive Officer to Drive Next Phase of Growth

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Thursday, July 7, 2022

Mitchell succeeds Andr Chapman, who will move into the Founders role on August 14th exactly 29 years to the day that Unity Care accepted its first youth into its housing program.

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  • Mitchell succeeds Andr Chapman, who will move into the Founders role on August 14th exactly 29 years to the day that Unity Care accepted its first youth into its housing program.
  • His role as Founder will focus on fundraising, advocacy and changing the foster care system into places of healing.
  • Prior to her position as Deputy Chief of Probation in Los Angeles County, she served as Chief Operating Officer of Unity Care and former Chief of Probation Santa Clara County.
  • Unity Care provides supportive housing in nine Northern California counties, delivering culturally proficient and trauma-informed services centered on Unity Cares 5 Pillars of Success HOUSING, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, WELL-BEING, and UNCONDITIONAL CARE.

Lifescale Analytics is Making an Impact in the Power Industry with The Fault Trace Tool

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Thursday, June 23, 2022

LSA is making a dramatic impact on the power industry with their open-source solution, The Fault Trace Tool (FTT).

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  • LSA is making a dramatic impact on the power industry with their open-source solution, The Fault Trace Tool (FTT).
  • The Fault Trace Tool is a Web Based mapping and API (application programming interface) solution that helps companies in the power industry identify the fault locations of lightning strikes and other operations data in a power system.
  • Lifescale Analytics clients have been impressed by the added visibility the Fault Trace Tool map provides: a visual snapshot of the fault location(s), lightning in the area, status of fault indicators, and enables them to visually analyze the fault information in real-time.
  • In order to explore all the possibilities of the entire solution, Lifescale Analytics offers advanced Fault Trace Tool services to ensure reduction in outage times.

Adtalem Global Education Appoints Liam Krehbiel to its Board of Directors

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Monday, June 6, 2022

Adtalem Global Education (NYSE: ATGE), a leading healthcare educator, today announced the appointment of William Liam Krehbiel as an independent member of Adtalems board of directors, effective immediately.

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  • Adtalem Global Education (NYSE: ATGE), a leading healthcare educator, today announced the appointment of William Liam Krehbiel as an independent member of Adtalems board of directors, effective immediately.
  • The Adtalem board comprises 12 directors, ten of whom are independent, six of whom are persons of color and four of whom are women.
  • Adtalems board succession process includes regular evaluation of its board composition and regular board refreshment, and with Krehbiels appointment, five of its ten independent directors will have joined the Adtalem board since the beginning of 2020.
  • Adtalem Global Education (NYSE: ATGE) is a leading healthcare educator and provider of professional talent to the healthcare industry.

SFI Announces Forest-Focused Conservation Grants to Address Climate Change, Species Loss, and Water Quality

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Monday, March 21, 2022

The grants reflect the priorities of SFIs innovative Conservation Impact Project , which advances understanding of climate change, biodiversity, and water in sustainably managed forests.

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  • The grants reflect the priorities of SFIs innovative Conservation Impact Project , which advances understanding of climate change, biodiversity, and water in sustainably managed forests.
  • The grants also highlight the key role that SFI-certified organizations and other members of the SFI network play in collaborating on conservation projects.
  • The grant results will ultimately help forest managers manage tree species such as fir, spruce, beech, maple, pine, and birch in a changing climate.
  • SFI works with the forest sector, brand owners, conservation groups, resource professionals, landowners, educators, local communities, Indigenous Peoples, governments, and universities.

Titanic Expedition to Embark on Groundbreaking Environmental DNA Deep Water Biodiversity Study Through OceanGate Expeditions and eDNAtec Partnership

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

This study will give us an entirely different view of this one-of-a-kind habitat while also adding substantially to shared deep water DNA data sets," says marine biology expert Dr. Steve W. Ross.

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  • This study will give us an entirely different view of this one-of-a-kind habitat while also adding substantially to shared deep water DNA data sets," says marine biology expert Dr. Steve W. Ross.
  • This includes invisible signs of both microscopic creatures and larger animals that leave traces of DNA in the water surrounding the Titanic.
  • The expeditionary crew will also include environmental DNA experts from eDNAtec including Beverly McClenaghan, Senior Ecologist, eDNAtec.
  • Aspiring Mission Specialists interested in supporting the Titanic Survey Expedition should contact OceanGate Expeditions for qualifications, availability, and additional details.