In a rare study published this week, Andrea Jani, a researcher with the University of Hawai i at Mānoa, determined the skin microbiome of an endangered frog was altered when the frogs were infected by a specific fungus, and it didn t recover to its initial state even when the frog was cured of the infection.
The initiative aims to build on existing legislation to create national and international initiatives that strengthen already existing national policies on wildlife trade; advocate for stronger trade policies; educate and mobilize the public to help reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases; and that advance efforts of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the San Francisco Zoological Society. We are acutely aware of the risk of transmissible zoonotic diseases and take every precaution here to ensure the health of animals, staff and guests, CEO and Executive Director of San Francisco Zoological Society Tanya M. Peterson said in a statement. We support this new initiative and are prepared to assist in any way we can, including education and awareness-building to our constituents, as we know all too well how the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect all of us. She added, We are most fortunate that our local community not only consists of many scientific experts
Charles Kip Thieriot, cable TV head and great-grandson of Chronicle founder, dies
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Kip ThieriotAubrie Pick / Drew Altizer Photography
Just like his great grandfather, who founded The Chronicle, Charles “Kip” Thieriot was in love with the communications business.
He was a member of the board of directors that ran the family-owned newspaper in the years before it was sold to the Hearst Corp., its current owner, but he was better known for directing The Chronicle’s fledgling venture into movie production and cable television.
His movies, among them “The Malibu Bikini Shop,” were full of fun and high spirits, much as he was.