Friday, February 27, 2009

Sumatran Tiger Killings and More for Friday, February 27, 2009




Tigers Get A Stimulus Plan

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227081835.htm

Fourth Sumatran tiger killed in Indonesia: official

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090227/wl_asia_afp/indonesiaenvironmentwildlifeanimal;_ylt=AqCAYOpUuQrOAQTbxXDxJtkPLBIF

Panthera tigris sumatrae

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

Lost skiers fought off wolves to stay alive: brother

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/02/26/rescue.html

Wolves (and dogs) are in-your-face poopers

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29409988/

Canis lupus

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

Canis lupus familiaris

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


RSPCA hits out at circuses for using elephants

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090227/wl_uk_afp/britainentertainmentwildlifeelephants;_ylt=Ak2m8EMU6D9eNpc7yxFvPIsPLBIF

Baby giraffe nursed with cow's milk at Mass. zoo

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090227/ap_on_fe_st/odd_baby_giraffe;_ylt=AocwiaIwTcAqGitoPmg9A43tiBIF

Giraffa camelopardalis

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

'Nestcams' to protect rare goshawks

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7914134.stm

Accipiter gentilis

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

Birds' Movements Reveal Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220191837.htm

Heat Could Be Stifling Turtles’ Swimming Abilities In Australia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227095000.htm

Fishy Mystery: Tubular Eyes, Transparent Head

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090223150331.htm

Octopus pulls plug, floods aquarium

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2009/02/27/octopus.floods.aquarium.kcal

Octopoda

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

Study Predicts When Invasive Species Can Travel More Readily On Airplanes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225161040.htm

Undersea bombs threatening marine life

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/26/undersea.munitions.cleanup/index.html

'Bog oaks' reveal ancient forest

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7914029.stm

Protecting Wine Grapes From Heat And Drought With Particle Film













http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090227/ap_on_he_me/abortion_rule;_ylt=At84vy5ERwAMNeIeMJYC6dSs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlMjhjaGxkBHBvcwM3NgRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3BvbGl0aWNzBHNsawNhcHNvdXJjZW9iYW0-

Obama calls for generic biotech drugs

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090227/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_budget_generics;_ylt=AnrcWvqhiDeLBw5UAuPkAKqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFkNjE1dG8wBHBvcwMxNDEEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9oZWFsdGgEc2xrA29iYW1hY2FsbHNmbw--

Health Canada asks for quarantine of drugs from Indian plant

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/02/27/drug-quarantine.html

Paonta Sahib

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

Immune Molecule That Attacks Wide Range Of Flu Viruses Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090226141118.htm

New drugs needed to fight flu pandemic

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29427094/

Experimental Vaccine Protects Animals From Deadly Ebola Virus; May Prove Effective In Developing The First Human Vaccine

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227081134.htm

Secrets Of C. Difficile's Protective Shell Revealed, Paving The Way For New Superbug Drugs And Vaccines



http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227072652.htm


Alzheimer's plaques 'big impact'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7910513.stm

Just Eat Less! Heart-healthy, Low-cal Diets Promote Weight Loss Regardless Of Fat, Protein And Carb Content

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225172635.htm


SCAN: Delivering Bone Disorder Diagnosis, Fracture Healing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218114320.htm

Unhealthy Lifestyle More Than Doubles Stroke Risk

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219202727.htm

Hormone Linked To High Blood Pressure And Blood Vessel Disease In African-Americans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217104437.htm

Brain Mechanism Recruited To Reduce Noise During Challenging Tasks

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225132245.htm

Exploring New Pathways To Language

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217141526.htm

Trust Your Heart: Emotions May Be More Reliable When Making Choices

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090223221450.htm

If Something Is Difficult, Most People Believe It Must Be Important To Achieving Goals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220102249.htm

Mental Fatigue Can Affect Physical Endurance

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090224132915.htm

'Switch Off, Light On': Molecular Biologist Discovers New Control Mechanism In Cell Signaling

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217080015.htm

Stem cell research supporters offer Senate bill

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51p7zq-us-stemcells-usa/

Electronic Cigarettes: Are They Safe?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/27/earlyshow/health/main4833343.shtml

Self-digestion As A Means Of Survival

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227093556.htm

Environmental Footprint Of Information Technology Much Higher Than Expected, Researcher Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090224133147.htm

CO2 Drop, Global Cooling Made Antarctic Glacier

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090226141146.htm

Threats To Biodiversity Rise In World’s Mediterranean-Climate Regions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217080019.htm

Earliest 'human footprints' found






Thursday, February 26, 2009

For Thursday, February 26, 2009

Tiger attacks trigger expert plea

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7910722.stm

Long-necked stegosaur defies reputation

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29388217/

Miragaia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miragaia_(dinosaur)

Giant stingray captured

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1035796

Fish fossil clue to origin of sex

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7909984.stm

Odd life found in Lake Huron

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1035797

Scots fir is 'tallest tree in UK'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7911032.stm

Pinus sylvestris

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

Cosmologist Explores Notion Of 'Alien' Life On Earth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090214162626.htm

Obama counts on revenue from carbon permits

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29395517/

Space solar power crowd bets on Obama

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29387782/

Ice in east Antarctica a bigger threat long term

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090226/ap_on_sc/aa_un_warming_antarctic_the_east;_ylt=AiNF56yM3ohnYPD1Hr51DiEPLBIF

Polar regions found warming fast, raising sea levels

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51o4zx-us-climate-polars/

Will Large Amounts Of Soil Carbon Be Released If Grasslands Are Converted To Energy Crops?
Pretty fish, nasty disease

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29392319/

Ciguatera fish poisoning

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

New Theory On How Animals Smell: Brain Encodes Complex Plumes Of Odors With A Simple Code

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225132247.htm

'Dark Cells' Of Living Retina Imaged For The First Time

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090226082224.htm

Video Imaging Provides Dynamic View Of Airway Obstruction In Those With Sleep Breathing Disorder

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090216164521.htm

New Software Dramatically Speeds Enzyme Design

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090216175118.htm

Building A Better Protein: Researchers Use Computers To Find Keys To Stabilizing Proteins

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090223221432.htm

Clean living way to beat cancer

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7908675.stm

Researchers Report Breakthrough In Human Papillomavirus Research

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090223221620.htm

HPV

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

Rapid HIV evolution avoids attack

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7907774.stm

Experimental Antiarrhythmic Drug Reduces Death Rate In Patients With Atrial Fibrillation, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090216131448.htm

Molecule Helps Sleep-deprived Rebound Mentally

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090224132908.htm

Adenosine

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

Hormone Disorder Drug Could Help Drinkers Stay Sober

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090223221610.htm

Additional Evidence That Potato Chips Should Be Eaten Only In Moderation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213161040.htm

Acrylamide

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

The Science Behind The 'Anthrax Letter' Attack Investigation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090224225909.htm

Anthropologist's Studies Of Childbirth Bring New Focus On Women In Evolution

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

No Pet Primates and Stem Cell Breakthrough and More for Wednesday, February 25, 2009




Carotenoids Are Cornerstone Of Bird's Vitality

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213114154.htm

Carotenoid

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

House says 'no' to pet primates

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/24/primates.pets.bill/index.html

Aphids' sticky suicide missions

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7907643.stm

Florida tests using magnets to repel crocodiles

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51o08m-us-usa-crocodiles-magnets/

Laser imaging helps make 3D Dinosaur models

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29371294/

DNA Evidence Is In, Psychedelic Looking Bouncing Fish Is A New Species, Dubbed 'Psychedilica'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090224154912.htm

Quicktime Video link of the juvenile Psychedilica

http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleID=47496

When Fish Farms Are Built Along The Coast, Where Does The Waste Go?






Functional Neurons From Engineered Stem Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090224133154.htm

Illegal food additives still a problem in China

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29386325/

Tainted Syringes Killed 5, Prosecutors Say

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/24/health/main4825247.shtml

Drink a day increases cancer risk

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7906355.stm

Health Insurance Essential For Health And Well-being, Report Says

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090224133201.htm

Want to live longer? You need this nutrient

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29104695/

Behavioral Link Between Insomnia And Tension-type Headaches

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090215151753.htm

Why Hair Turns Gray: Hair Bleaches Itself

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090223131123.htm

Long hours link to dementia risk

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7909464.stm

Molecular Motors In Cells Work Together, Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213161043.htm

Common household chemicals tied to infertility

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29370044/

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

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

Perfluorooctanoic acid

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

666 sickened in salmonella outbreak traced to peanut products

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1035379

Salmonella strain also linked to Texas plant

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29376345/

Polar Year 'hailed as a success'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7906539.stm

International Polar Year

http://www.ipy.org/

'Ghost peaks' mapped under ice

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7908824.stm

Gamburtsev mountains

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

Inside Norway's Antarctic base

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7909252.stm

Greenland And Antarctic Ice Sheet Melting, Rate Unknown

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090216131158.htm

Antarctic Glaciers Slipping Swiftly Seaward

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=6954089

Global warming danger threat increased

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090223/ap_on_sc/sci_climate_update;_ylt=Auz.pJpRu2XEV8gayNP0pZ.s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlMmJrMTdyBHBvcwMxMDcEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9zY2llbmNlBHNsawNnbG9iYWx3YXJtaW4-

Great Lake's Sinkholes Host Exotic Ecosystems Akin To Iced-over Antarctic Lakes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090224163649.htm

Plan To Protect Everglades Land In Peril

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/24/national/main4826360.shtml

Antibiotic Resistance: Rising Concern In Marine Ecosystems

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213161033.htm

New Research Identifies Faster Detection Of Viruses


Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Rare Cheetah Filmed and More for Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Rare cheetah captured on camera

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7905986.stm

Acinonyx jubatus hecki

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

Mole rats may hold secret to long life

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126966.600-mole-rats-may-hold-secret-to-long-life.html

Heterocephalus glaber

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

Lost world Getting to know the inhabitants of extinct volcano


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7861563.stm

Mount Bosavi

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

Tailless Lizards Turn Somersaults

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213070546.htm

Magpies reportedly build nest using scrap metal

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090224/ap_on_fe_st/odd_metal_nest;_ylt=AhGUrYmiHdkxUWIrTfAlvintiBIF

Pica pica

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

Strange fish has a see-through head

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29354875/

Macropinna microstoma

Report: Family Planning Saving U.S. Money

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/24/health/main4823681.shtml

2 plead guilty in NC tainted syringe case

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090224/ap_on_re_us/tainted_syringes;_ylt=Aia9I_WQ9AVZgKXnIltXh9Ks0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlcHJxbzljBHBvcwM1NgRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3Vfc19uZXdzBHNsawMycGxlYWRndWlsdHk-

Who's minding your food? Surprise! It depends

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29364630/

Achoo! How to avoid the office bug

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26792478/

Brain Hub Links Music, Memory And Emotion

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090223221230.htm

Gene could allow lab-grown teeth

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7907192.stm

Working On A Vaccine for the Plague

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090223121502.htm

Plague

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

First Step Towards A World Reclassification Of Viruses

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213172047.htm

Technique Tricks Bacteria Into Generating Their Own Vaccine

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090223221427.htm

Increased Research In Flu Transmission Needed To Prepare For Pandemic Flu Outbreak, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218114322.htm

Game consoles 'cause skin sores'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7907489.stm

Nano-hydrogels Capable Of Detecting Cancer Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217080012.htm

Periodontitis And Myocardial Infarction: A Shared Genetic Predisposition

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213115011.htm

Structure Of Bacteria That Causes Lyme Disease Detailed In 3D

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213115016.htm

Lyme disease

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

Patience Pays Off With Methanol For Uranium Bioremediation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090223121411.htm

Uranium

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

Vital Climate Change Warnings Are Being Ignored, Says Expert

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212141147.htm

Alp-sized peaks found entombed in Antarctic ice

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090224/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_antarctica_mountains;_ylt=AmwEu2hNuk.Xln85MlLXS.btiBIF

Aerosols May Have High Impact On Rainfall, Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212093653.htm

Foraging Behavior Of Key Antarctic Predators Unchanged After Storms That Alter Prey Distribution

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213105052.htm

Humans turning Indonesian rainforest into a tinderbox

Monday, February 23, 2009

Secrets of the Archaeopteryx and Flu Breakthrough and More for Monday, February 23, 2009



Family to seek guardianship of chimp attack victim

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090223/ap_on_re_us/chimpanzee_attack;_ylt=Aslr_z3XwtqpxwDSRfJJL22s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlbjZnNDV1BHBvcwM1OQRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3Vfc19uZXdzBHNsawNmYW1pbHl0b3NlZWs-

A pride in peril The hardship faced by a group on Tanzanian lions

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7899411.stm

Panthera leo

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

Fishing scheme throws lifeline to endangered albatross

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7905160.stm

Diomedeidae

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

X-rays Reveal Secrets Of 'Dinobird' Fossil

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090215151858.htm

Archaeopteryx lithographica

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

Police officers capture giant pet

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7905614.stm?lss

Invasive Species: Part Of The Price Of Doing Business, Environmental Economist Says

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213172042.htm

Got Manure? These Trucks Run on It






WBAL: Grocers recall potato products

http://www.wbaltv.com/cnn-news/18771991/detail.html

Listeria monocytogenes

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

Salmonella detection: Why the deadly lag?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29305315/

Interactive map: Does your state report?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29306422/

70 ill from tainted pig organs in China

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/22/china.poisonings/index.html

Lab-made Proteins Neutralize Multiple Strains Of Seasonal And Pandemic Flu

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090222142139.htm

Molecules Self-assemble To Provide New Therapeutic Treatments

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090214162751.htm

Field Of Germs: Food Safety Is In Farm Worker's Hands

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220074835.htm

What's Feeding Cancer Cells?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217092748.htm

New 'Bubble' Targets Only Cancer Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219202835.htm

New Lab Evidence Suggests Preventive Effect Of Herbal Supplement In Prostate Cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212093646.htm

Dehydroepiandrosterone

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

Specific Protein Is Crucial To Reproduction Of Parasites Involved In Toxoplasmosis Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212125130.htm

How Mosquitoes Survive Dengue Virus Infection

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212210708.htm

Antibodies protect against bird flu and more

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51l1zz-us-birdflu-antibodies/

'Good' Bacteria Used For Oral Anthrax Vaccine

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090216175207.htm

Contaminated blood cases 'tragic'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7901467.stm

When Acute Hepatitis Develops Into Chronic Hepatitis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090216092930.htm

Gut Parasites That Can Infect Humans May Be Widespread In Domestic And Wild Animals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090216092939.htm

Child abuse 'alters stress gene'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7901337.stm