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In this lesson, students investigate the controversy surrounding the use of gene-altered crops in food products sold in this country and overseas. Students will explore the economic implications of the use of such crops as well as of the refusal of some c Full Review »
The purpose of this service is to provide easy access to current Federal economic indicators. It provides links to information produced by a number of Federal agencies. All of the information included in the Economic Statistics Briefing Room is maintained Full Review »
Tourism Development, Tourism Policy, Trade Fair Certification, Export Assistance, Basic Statistics, Monthly Statistics, Inbound Travel to the U.S., Outbound Travel from the U.S., TI News. Full Review »
Hands-On Universe™ (HOU) is an educational program that enables students to investigate the Universe while applying tools and concepts from science, math, and technology Full Review »
The Virtual Trade Mission (VTM) Foundation is dedicated to informing students, educators, workers, small businesses and citizens on the challenges and opportunities presented by the New Global Economy. Full Review »
There are currently many excellent books and articles about the biology and husbandry of soft corals as aquarium specimens. However, the literature on artificial propagation or culture of these animals, especially on a large scale, is scant or lacking. Full Review »
The Banded Gila Monster is very shy but can strike back very quickly, with painful results. It is a subspecies of the Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum), and is one of two poisonous types of lizard in the world. They are pink, orange and red. Four or five Full Review »
Rusti is a temporary visitor at the Honolulu Zoo. After a complicated rescue from a substandard private facility on the mainland, he was given to Orangutan Foundation International (OFI). OFI was founded by Dr. Birute Galdikas, the pioneering primatologi Full Review »
Many people think that when they decide they don't want their Burmese any more--when it gets to be 8 or 10 or 15 feet long--it will be easy to find someone who does. Take a look at the animal classifieds - they always have sale ads for big pythons. The zo Full Review »
Like other marine turtles, hawksbills are threatened by the loss of nesting and feeding habitats, excessive egg-collection, fishery-related mortality, pollution, and coastal development. Hawksbills have also been hunted for centuries for their shells, whi Full Review »

