New Mammoth Skeleton and More for Thursday, February 19, 2009

Mammoth skeleton found nearly intact in Los Angeles

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51h7r2-us-mammoth/

Mammuthus columbi

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


Volunteers, scientists guard endangered whales

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/19/saving.right.whales/index.html

Eubalaena glacialis

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

5 crying dolphins stuck in ice for 3 days

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2009/02/19/nagy.can.trapped.dolphins.cbc

North Korea gets yaks and camels from China

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090219/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_korea_north_china;_ylt=Al0Xsmbxaz5A7natiO_GFJjtiBIF

New rat species found on Philippines mountain

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090218/sc_afp/philippineswildliferodent;_ylt=AuJ3UOEu1VrOEobczQzZ9C4PLBIF

Batomys

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

Missing dinosaur link found in Argentina

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090216/sc_afp/argentinadinosaur;_ylt=AgLTteP224UzLYclWFsF0LUPLBIF

Cannibalism Among Rattlesnakes Helps Females To Recover After Birth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219095533.htm

Crotalus polystictus

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

Fruit Flies Sick From Mating

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219081040.htm

Drosophilidae

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

Tiny Pests Foul Seacage Netting On Fish Farms In Norway

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219095531.htm

Ectopleura larynx

http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=719103

Lake Michigan Fish Populations Threatened By Decline Of Tiny Creature

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219081038.htm

Great Lakes Areas of Concern

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

Rapid Burst Of Flowering Plants Set Stage For Other Species

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

Plants Take A Hike As Temperatures Rise

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210110036.htm

Including Native Perennials In Biofuel Crops Could Keep Watersheds Healthy

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213114218.htm

Coffee Cultivation Good For Diversity In Agrarian Settlements But Not In Forests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219095528.htm

20% Of Carbon Emissions Absorbed By Rainforests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218135031.htm

EU court attacks GM crop secrecy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7896813.stm

Why online networking could be affecting your health

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7898510.stm

Smoking Kills, Irrespective Of Social Class And Gender

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217212258.htm

Chain-smoker’s widow awarded $8 million

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29274837/

U.S. chooses flu vaccine for 2009-2010

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/02/19/flu-vaccine.html


New Genomic Markers Associated With Risk Of Heart Disease And Early Heart Attack

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218182115.htm

New gene tests may stop blood thinner deaths

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29262864/

Warfarin

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

Dry Beans Inhibit Development Of Mammary Cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204131621.htm

Potential Health Risks Associated With Stressed Foodstuffs Such As Foie Gras

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210092736.htm

Amyloid fibrils

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

Mutation That Causes Inflammatory Bowel Disease Identified

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210162025.htm

New Variants Of Diarrhea-causing Toxins Found In Seafood

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219095526.htm

Science Suggests Access To Nature Is Essential To Human Health

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217092758.htm