Dear Friend,
Please join me, Victor Crist and the University of South Florida in raising awareness and generating grassroots support for USF’s outstanding research in diabetes and autoimmune disorders and for the advancement of needed integrated clinical care.
Currently, there are 23.6 million children and adults in the United States, or 7.8% of our overall population, who have been diagnosed with diabetes. This includes 10.4% Hispanics and 14.7% African-Americans over the age of 20.
Researchers through USF are focused on finding a cause, preventing, and curing this often debilitating disease.
I am trying to help “spread the word” to as many of my friends as possible to garner support for bringing more of this worldwide research and clinical care home to Florida. Please visit the website below and show your support by adding your name and e-mail address to our list: “Friends of USF Diabetes Research and Treatment”.
http://www.SupportUSFdiabetesResearchAndTreatment.org
We are looking for “friends” not funds. Please forward this message and website to your family, friends and colleagues. Through a unified effort, we can advance this good cause.
Sincerely,
Victor Crist
At times nature can be cruel, but there is also a raw beauty, and even a certain justice manifested within that cruelty.
The alligator, one of the oldest and ultimate predators, normally considered the ‘apex predator’, can still fall victim to implemented ‘team work’ strategy, made possible due to the tight knit social structure and ’survival of the pack mentality’ bred into the canines.
See the remarkable photograph below courtesy of Nature Magazine.
Note that the Alpha dog has a muzzle hold on the gator preventing it from breathing, while another dog has a hold on the tail to keep it from thrashing. The third dog attacks the soft underbelly of the gator.
Thanks to Eric E for this:
