For Friday, January 2, 2009

Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Australia image licensed under Creative Commons by Leonard Low

A 4-D View Of Fido In The Womb

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/02/earlyshow/main4695970.shtml

Deciphering Dolphin Language With Picture Words

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231005531.htm

Study: Hawaii's pygmy killer whales stay close

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28464492/

Feresa attenuata

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_killer_whale

Coral reef growth is slowest ever

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7807943.stm

Great Barrier Reef coral in crisis

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28436388/

'Ghost-like' white stag spotted

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7238534.stm

Escaped beaver fells river trees

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7805128.stm

US alligator found far from home

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7805080.stm

Killer Mice Bring Albatross Population Closer To Extinction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081228192127.htm

Diomedea dabbenena

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_albatross

New Park Protects Penguins And Other Marine Life In Argentina

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090101090053.htm

How The Spider Spun Its Web: ‘Missing Link’ In Spider Evolution Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231130944.htm

Sharks have wimpy bites, study finds

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4bt55v-us-sharks-bite/

Origin Of Species In Oceans Challenged

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231175357.htm

Aquaculture's Growth Seen As Continuing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090102082248.htm

Plants 'more important than ever'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7805804.stm

New Winter Wheat Ready For Prime Time

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090101085340.htm

Across The Americas, Squash And Gourd Bees Are Superb Pollinators

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090101085030.htm

China finds major dinosaur site

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7806062.stm

Bacteria In Ice May Record Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231131813.htm

Six North American Sites Hold 12,900-year-old Nanodiamond-rich Soil

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090101172136.htm

Diamonds linked to N. America comet explosion

Arctic target of international tug-of-war

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/01/02/arctic.rights.dispute/index.html

China dairies offer text apology

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7807637.stm

Chinese police detain tainted milk activist

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/01/02/china-milk.html

Antibiotics before infections save lives: study

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4bu4qu-us-antibiotics-treatment/

Fosamax Side Effect Reports Scare Patients

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/ActiveAging/story?id=6558069&page=1

Alendronic acid

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fosamax

Celgene warns that anticlot drug linked to deaths

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081231/ap_on_bi_ge/celgene_drug_warning;_ylt=ApIpr4TEqsEiMahUGuuAUsGs0NUE

Cold med ingredient may treat prostate cancer

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28470061/

Noscapine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noscapine

Evidence of 'risk-taking' brain

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7802751.stm

Preemies at risk for mental disorders as teens

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28469753/

FDA recalls chemical agent used in eye surgery

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28470009/

AMO says FDA approves surgical agent Healon D

http://ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/amo-says-fda-approves-surgical-agent-healon-d.htm

'Bug' could combat dengue fever

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7804326.stm

Dengue fever

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dengue_fever

Grape-seed Extract Kills Laboratory Leukemia Cells, Proving Value Of Natural Compounds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231005257.htm

Put diet on hold to avoid the flu, says study

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7807848.stm

Toxicity Mechanism Identified For Parkinson's Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090101172138.htm

Structure Of New Botulism Nerve Toxin Subtype Revealed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081222163049.htm

Botulinum toxin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botulism_toxin

Link To Severe Staph Infections Found

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081223172709.htm

High-fat Diet Can Disrupt Our Biological Clock

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081228191054.htm

From Rare Bugs To Test Tube Drugs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231131521.htm

Device keeps donor organs fresher

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7805894.stm

Antifreezes Preserve Organs For Transplants

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081222081214.htm