Koalas Saved and More for Wednesday, February 11, 2009

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Koala rescued from wildfires

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7883266.stm

Scorched koalas cuddle after fires

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29123220/

Phascolarctos cinereus

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

Wild dogs escape from animal park

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7883629.stm?lss

Cuon alpinus

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

Spaniel wins top dog show

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/29118345/

Sussex spaniel

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

2009 Westminster Kennel Club Best in Show

http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/2009/results/bis/index.html

Hot dog! Tiny breeds have warmer bodies

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29138912/

Hummingbird 'Tag' Suggests Fragmentation May Be Part Of Pollination Crisis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090209223515.htm

Airport uses radar, noise to scare off birds

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/11/seattle.bird.radar/index.html

18-foot python attacks tot; parents charged

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2009/02/11/ryan.parents.charged.python.ktnv

Python

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(genus)

Salamander Decline Found In Central America

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090209205311.htm

Shark Attack in Sydney Harbour

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=6852252

Rapid Burst Of Flowering Plants Set Stage For Other Species

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090209205204.htm

High Carbon Dioxide Boosts Plant Respiration

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090209205202.htm

Grass Strips Help Curb Erosion, Herbicide Transport

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090131123819.htm

House hearing to focus on peanut executives

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29125953/

Outbreak Tough Nut for Congress to Crack


http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=6848906&page=1

Tests show possible salmonella at Texas plant

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29119530/

Peanut firm boss urged shipping bad products

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29138430/

Peanut company owner refuses to testify

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090211/ap_on_go_co/salmonella_outbreak;_ylt=At6ClOP5M7WVWLRpxKcxlWMDW7oF

Granola bar may contain contaminated peanuts: CIFA

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/02/11/peanut-granola.html

Beyond peanuts: Salmonella tough to stop

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29060288/

That chicken dinner could make you sick

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28677495/

Biofuels To Cut Third Of Gasoline Use By 2030?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210133920.htm

White House Wants Wind Farms In Oil Plan

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/11/politics/washingtonpost/main4791946.shtml

Winds of Change: Where Turbines Work

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Business/story?id=6846349&page=1

Five Ways Women Can Avoid Heart Attack

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/story?id=6850404&page=1


Rhythm Abnormality Of Unknown Origin Strongly Predicts Sudden Death Risk In Heart Disease Patients

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090202175322.htm

Road Traffic Noise In Residential Areas Can Increase Risk Of Heart Attack

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090202135936.htm

Medical society probes octuplets’ conception

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29123731/

Mediterranean Diet Combats Cognitive Impairment

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090209163305.htm

Nanoemulsion Potent Against Superbugs That Kill Cystic Fibrosis Patients, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204112248.htm

Prostate cancer urine test hope

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7878726.stm

Biochemists Discover New Biological Mechanism: Transport Factor Divides Protein Synthesis Between Mother And Daughter Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090209094553.htm



Scientists Deconstruct Cell Division

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090208133145.htm

How Organisms Transcend Sum Of Their Genes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090205214412.htm

Researchers link obesity to birth defects

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51979k-us-obesity-pregnancy/

Scientists Identify Potential Key To Lyme Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090209205151.htm

Lyme Disease

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

New Technique Developed For Quick Detection Of Salmonella

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090202121040.htm

Study debunks illegitimacy 'myth'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7881652.stm

Planet Earth: Avoiding The Hothouse And The Icehouse Of The Future

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090211082405.htm

Unexpected Discovery Could Impact On Future Climate Models

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210134440.htm

Oil And Gas Production A Major Source Of Dallas-Fort Worth Smog

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210162037.htm

Galapagos in peril

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/02/10/f-tech-galapagos.html

Galápagos Islands

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

Human hair found in prehistoric hyena poop

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29119702/

Urine injection kills Bolivian woman

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29126420/