Synthetic Life-Form and Vatican Conference Contra Creationism? and Save Your Bat Colony - Install a Heater and More for Monday, March 9, 2009

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Synthetic life form grows in Florida lab

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29430688/

Artificially Expanded Genetic Information System

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

Obama toughens US line against whaling

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090307/pl_afp/uswhalingjapan;_ylt=Aka6c.AKrQvT41JVSA31dp0PLBIF

Man is cited for owning an endangered ape

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29586544/

Symphalangus syndactylus

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

Study: Belligerent chimp proves animals make plans

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090309/ap_on_sc/eu_sci_sweden_angry_chimp;_ylt=Ao0eFyyMbpkwoBWFfYAEHu6s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFidXQ5N2J0BHBvcwM0NQRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3dvcmxkBHNsawNzdHVkeWJlbGxpZ2U-

Pan

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

Zoo elephant, caretakers swap staph infections

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29555879/

Loxodonta

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

Low birthrates could doom rare rhino

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29549767/

Rhinoceros sondaicus

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

Australian wrestles kangaroo from family home

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29593952/

Macropus giganteus

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

Feds OK gray wolves' removal from endangered list

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090307/ap_on_sc/gray_wolf_endangered;_ylt=AmY.4jYNc6srt9SGec6guo8PLBIF

Canis lupus

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

Collared Coyote Leaves Record Of 150-Mile Trek

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220171507.htm

Canis latrans

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

Martha Stewart’s dog dies in kennel blast

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29596449/

Chow chow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chow_(dog)

How Hyenas 'Inherit' Their Social Status

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225073209.htm

Crocuta crocuta

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

Horses tamed earlier than thought

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7926235.stm

Equus ferus caballus

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

Heaters might stave off doom for bats

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29534877/

Hamster jackets harness wheel-running power

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29596930/

Climate Change Hurting Hares: White Snowshoe Hares Can't Hide On Brown Earth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090224220347.htm

Lepus Americanus

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

Bizarre Bird Behavior Predicted By Game Theory

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090224230705.htm

Oldest sea turtle fossil unveiled in Mexico

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090306/sc_afp/sciencepaleontologyturtlemexico;_ylt=Ap8qDhLhPy0MQ6qaihoajH0PLBIF

“Dinochicken” scheme puts evolution in reverse

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29537188/

Judge faults gov't plan to save Pacific NW salmon

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090307/ap_on_re_us/salmon_dams;_ylt=AqoiygHgB.ocuzuzvL3NjJ2s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlaHE2Y3U5BHBvcwMxMDkEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9zY2llbmNlBHNsawNqdWRnZWZhdWx0c2c-

Snake River

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

Transparent Zebrafish A Must-see Model For Atherosclerosis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090305164350.htm

Danio rerio

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

A fish feast frenzy is captured on camera

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7921119.stm

How Moths Key Into Scent Of A Flower

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090305091044.htm

Manduca sexta

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

'No proof' of bee killer theory

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7925397.stm

Ten amazing facts about bees

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7925218.stm

Seven New Species Of Deep-sea Coral Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090305121657.htm

Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument

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


Olive Groves May Be Rescued By Helpful Wasp

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220182740.htm

Desert Shrub, Guayule, May Be Fuel Of The Future

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220183706.htm

Parthenium argentatum

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

Citrus Disease Bacterium Sequenced

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220182438.htm

Huanglongbing

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

Less Nitrogen Could Increase Profit, Sustainability

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220183111.htm

Evolution May Buffer Against Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090305141620.htm

Asian Biological Puzzle Solved: Sea Rises

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090306103647.htm

Drought Risks Amazon Rainforest Carbon Sink

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090305141625.htm

Midwesterners Worried Levees Won't Hold

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/09/national/main4853528.shtml

Promising Biofuel Made From Commercial Yeasts Upgraded With A New Enzyme

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090224230751.htm