Arbor Day and More for Friday, April 24, 2009

"The Old Apple Orchard, Wisbech St. Mary" image licensed under Creative Commons by scrumpyboy

Arbor Day

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

Remembering the lost forests of America

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30376570/

New swine flu strain caused 800 Mexican cases, health minister says

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/04/24/health-flu-mexico090424.html

Mexico shuts schools around capital in flu scare

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre53n228-us-flu/

Deadly outbreak in Mexico caused by swine flu

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30386163/

Swine flu


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

Ice Sheet Behavior Much More Volatile And Dynamic Than Previously Thought, Tahiti Corals Show

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090423205104.htm


Achoo! Nasty spring ahead for allergies

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30267953/

World premiere of brain orchestra

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8016869.stm

Mammalian Gene Control Code Cracked

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090420103549.htm

Cow genome 'to transform farming'
"The full sequence of a cow's genome has been published, revealing coded secrets that could revolutionise agriculture".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8014598.stm

Bos

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

Ancient cattle species re-introduced to Britain

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30369177/

Heck cattle/ Bos taurus / auroch / Bos primigenius


Cattle genes may give clues about human health

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre53m5xt-us-cattle-genes/

Horse Deaths Raise Drug Safety Concerns

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=7419752&page=1

Mystery Of Horse Domestication Solved?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090423142541.htm

Equus

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

Are Your Pets' Flea, Tick Meds Safe?

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=7410763&page=1

Abandoned baby kangaroo gets life-saving milk

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30369184/

'Missing link' fossil seal walked

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8012322.stm

Origin Of Seals: Evidence Of Missing Link

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090422132832.htm

Puijila darwini

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

Mara wildlife in serious decline

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8008700.stm

Masai Mara National Reserve

http://www.tourism.go.ke/default.nsf/doc21/4YGEX3ADMY6?opendocument&l=1&e=1&se=103

FAA publicizes bird strike data

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Insight Into Fish Disease To Help Protect Farmed Fish Stocks

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090423193944.htm

Proliferative kidney disease / Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae

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

Spectacular Recovery From Coral Bleaching At Great Barrier Reef Marine Park In Australia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090423100817.htm

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/

Orchard losses 'threaten species'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/8014873.stm

Orchard

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

Bacteria Tapped To Battle Crop-Damaging Roundworms

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090419200651.htm

Heterodera glycines

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

Meloidogyne incognita

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

Caenorhabditis elegans

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

Pseudomonad

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

Drowned spiders come back from the dead

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30348224/

Arctosa Fulvolineata

http://www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/arctosa_fulvolineata.html

Scientists make super-strong metallic spider silk

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre53m5og-us-spider-silk/

Spider silk / gossamer

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

Animals Get The Boot From Bronx Zoo

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/24/national/main4966089.shtml

Our Penchant For Rarity Could Threaten Conservation Efforts

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090421205234.htm

Animals That Seem Identical May Be Completely Different Species

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090422121858.htm

Breakthrough In Making Therapeutic Stem Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090423132559.htm


Plants Absorb More Carbon Under Hazy Skies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090422132829.htm

Estimating Crop Residue From Space Via Satellite

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090419201557.htm

'Clean' coal plants get go-ahead

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8014295.stm

Pollution 'fights global warming'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8013709.stm

No 'Burp' Accelerating Climate Change? Wetlands Likely Source Of Methane From Ancient Warming Event

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090423142457.htm

Ancient fertilizer technique could help poor farmers, store carbon

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/04/23/tech-090423-biochar-carbon-trading.html


Egyptian woman contracts bird flu as cases mount

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre53k5tg-us-birdflu-egypt/

Immune system researchers win $500K medical prize

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090424/ap_on_he_me/us_med_medical_prize

Albany Medical Center Prize

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

Experts identify cells causing severe malaria

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre53n02q-us-malaria/

Salmonella Strain's Path To Virulence Uncovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090419202242.htm

Muscle Deterioration In Patients With Lung Disease Seen Connected To Heightened Carbon Dioxide Levels In The Blood

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090423082921.htm

Scientists grow blood vessels for patients

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30369960/

Evidence Mounts That Short Or Poor Sleep Can Lead To Increased Eating And Risk Of Diabetes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090421181032.htm

Grapefruit Juice Boosts Drug's Anti-cancer Effects, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090420151227.htm

Citrus × paradisi

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

Microbe-powered 'fart' machine stores energy


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30372491/

Gal chased by bear gets run down by car

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/04/24/dnt.woman.bear.hit.run.kktv

40-pound tumor cut from 82-pound woman

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30386195/

First Dog is 'crazy,' Michelle Obama tells kids

http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/24/bo-obama-loves-to-chew/