The sardines from Lake Tanganyika (Africa) form one homogeneous group, according to a genetic study. This implies that the four countries around the lake will have to team up to maintain the overfished sardines. The fish offers food security to millions of people in Central Africa.
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15/01/2019
Sardines of Lake Tanganyika Prove One And Indivisible
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Reinout Verbeke
21/12/2018
Tested and Approved: Affordable Application of New DNA Sequencing Technologies
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Siska Van ParysScientists of our institute and the RMCA (Royal Museum for Central Africa) have successfully applied a technique enabling the collection of DNA of many specimens at a relatively cheap cost.
04/12/2018
Rapid Evolution Through Defrosted Ice Age Genes
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Reinout VerbekeResearchers of our Institute discovered that organisms can evolve surprisingly quickly by re-using ancient gene variants that were once useful. Understanding how species manage to adapt quickly is important in times of sudden changes in climate and environment.
21/11/2018
Fin Whale of De Haan Probably Died a Natural Death
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Kelle MoreauThe fin whale that was that beached in De Haan on 25 October probably died a natural death. This became evident from the autopsy by the universities of Ghent and Liège and the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences.
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11/11/2018
Newest Insights Regarding Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea
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Kelle MoreauEnergy production from renewable sources will cover 13% of the total Belgian energy consumption by 2020, if the target defined by the European Commission in 2001 is met.
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