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OVER THE PAST number of years there has been growing concerns about protection of data.
Revelations about governments accessing information and the overarching reach of bodies like the NSA and GCHQ has created paranoia around online security.
But do you know who doesn’t mind having all their information pillaged?
Plants – that’s who.
Plant database
The COMPADRE database, a project put together by botanists at Trinity College Dublin, documents significant life events for almost 600 plant species across the globe. The research involved a collaborative effort with researchers across the world and spans a more than 40-year period.
It is hoped that by building such a comprehensive data source for plants, researchers will be better able to use them for research – something that it is hoped could potentially assist in a number of scientific areas.
The information used in the database will be compiled of information about plants’ life, death and reproduction.
The database will be free for individuals and members of the public to access internationally.
Scientific advancement
It is hoped that scientists will be able to use the new resource to deal with problems relating to food conservation and environmental change.
On the new development, Professor of Zoology in Trinity’s School of Natural Sciences, Yvonne Buckley, said:
We hope that other scientists will use these data to answer questions such as why, unlike humans, some plants don’t deteriorate as they age, why some environments are better for agriculture than others, and how fast plant populations will move in response to climate change
A large part of the funding for the project was provided by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. The organisation has previously been involved in work relating to human population change, ageing and fertility.
The COMPADRE database can be accessed here.
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Once should be put on first plane out of country once finished his time
@KevinMunster: Racist because he wants a thug deported. Are you for real
@KevinMunster: What is racist about deporting the bad bollix.
@Celtic_Horizon: should be thrown out of the plane over the Atlantic you mean ,but dont let the bleeding heart nut jobs know
@Ciaran Kehoe: Racist are you fu€k!ng kidding me. Your talking to irish man born in uk who has lived in usa. And believe me I have gotten more greaf from my own kin than I did from brits or yanks. But lets be clear I believe that anyone that isn’t irish causing trouble should be kicked out as I do any Irish living in other countries, if they are booted out should be sent home although if there plane found it’s plane landed in Siberia it wouldn’t be worst thing to happen. Toss pot
@Celtic_Horizon: sorry aimed at KevinMunster
Who could have predicted a man with multiple previous convictions in multiple different countries would commit crime in our country? Keep that door open! #criminalswelcome
Nothing works better than a ‘warning shot’ straight into the mush.
@Paul Culligan: You honestly couldnt make it up, think of the amount of money this investiagation cost the state after a shaky garda with a gun!
Freedom of movement seems to have as many minuses as advantages..hard to believe criminal gangs can move about Europe so freely
@Kieran OKeeffe: freedom of movement ensures the easy Islamisation ,whatever percentage of Muslims involved ,of the west. Don’t believe me ? Check out western Europe today and the census
@ Kieran this has f*ck all to do with Islam! Gee you must see Islam in everything, this article is about ram raiders… Did you need read the article?
Stop hyping up the threat of Islamic extremism, it’s all hype and the media are just as much to blame for hyping it up and the extremists themselves
With several prior convictions for theft in Holland and Norway, how or why was he ever allowed into Ireland? Seriously searching for an answer to this simple question.
How about a worldwide rule that criminals are not allowed to travel?
It would help to stop people making the choice to become a criminal.
@Scundered: He wouldn’t get into Australia or Canada anyway based on the border security shows I’ve seen.
Likewise he probably wouldn’t get into the uk once they brexit and start to pull up the plank..
How do you weigh a car with a concrete block? :/
5 year jail sentence, out in 3 for good behaviour. More nonsense from Tom O’Donnell, another joke of a judge.
Euthanasia is the answer to this guy!
I didn’t know trannies and cross dressers were so desperate to get their fix.
GET RID OF HIM
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