The Asexual Mycocepurus smithii and the Return of Balaenoptera musculus and More for Wednesday, April 15, 2009

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Rare blue whales returning to B.C. coast, study suggests

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/04/15/tech-090415-blue-whales.html

Balaenoptera musculus

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

Three Neanderthal Sub-groups Confirmed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415075150.htm

Homo neanderthalensis

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

Experts identify compound that may fight bird flu

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre53e258-us-birdflu-drug/

Compound identified that may fight bird flu

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30226134/

Vaccine Developed For E. Coli Diarrheal Diseases That Kill Millions Of Children

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090414172915.htm

Enterotoxigenic E. Coli

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

Salmonella vaccine may be result of space trip

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30216674/

New prostate cancer vaccine shows promise

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30212269/

How PCBs May Alter In Utero, Neonatal Brain Development

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090413204546.htm

Stem Cells Jumpstart Bone's Healing Process

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090414102534.htm

Smart Material Technology Adapted To The Repair Of Skeletal Malformations Succeeds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415074843.htm

Alzheimer Cell Death In Zebrafish: Demise Of Neurons Observed Live For The First Time

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090413180542.htm

Study: Link Between Diabetes And Dementia

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/14/eveningnews/main4945476.shtml

Protest as Japan whaling factory ship returns to port

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090414/sc_afp/japanwhalingenvironmentgreenpeace;_ylt=AnkFMv6UiPFCKksNeLGCOA8PLBIF

'First camel clone' born in Dubai

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7998505.stm

Camelus dromedarius

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

Australia targets killer crocodiles

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30220554/

Crocodylidae

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

African lark soon to be extinct

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8000199.stm

Heteromirafra sidamoensis

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

Bumper brood World's rarest parrot is now not quite so rare

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7999568.stm

Strigops habroptilus

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

Owls' Dawn And Dusk Concerts Promote Visual Communication

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090407223638.htm

Bubo bubo

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

Birds: Feather Color Is More Than Skin Deep

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415074854.htm

Loxia curvirostra

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

Endangered turtles race to save their future

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/14/turtle.race/index.html

Dermochelys coriacea

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

Man bites snake - the only way to survive epic Kenya struggle

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7999909.stm

Pythonidae

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

Born To Be Caught: Largemouth Bass Vulnerability To Being Caught By Anglers Is A Heritable Trait

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090414153532.htm

Micropterus salmoides

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large-mouth_bass

Micropterus salmoides

http://fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=3385&genusname=Micropterus&speciesname=salmoides

French fishermen block 3 ports on English Channel in quota protest

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/04/15/english-channel-fishing-quota-protest-blockade.html

Cure For Honey Bee Colony Collapse?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090414084627.htm

Nosema ceranae

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

Ants inhabit 'world without sex'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7998931.stm

Mycocepurus smithii

http://myrmecos.net/myrmicinae/MycSmi8.html

Digital Archeology Reveals Dinosaur Details

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090415/sc_livescience/digitalarcheologyrevealsdinosaurdetails;_ylt=AjtVFO0Y_3vuGhVRFDRX5xIPLBIF

Field Stations Foster Serendipitous Discoveries In Environmental, Biological Sciences

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090408170728.htm

Changing Climate May Lead To Devastating Loss Of Phosphorus From Soil

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415074852.htm

Phosphorus

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

Global Warming: Heat Could Kill Drought-stressed Trees Fast

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090413180535.htm

Reserves Found To Be 'Effective Tool' For Reducing Fires In Brazilian Rainforests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090407223636.htm

Arctic Ice Could Be Saved With Emission Cuts

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090414120457.htm

Garden Of Eden Battling Severe Drought

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/15/tech/main4946357.shtml

When Oceans Get Warmer, Carbon Dioxide Uptake By Marine Plankton May Be Reduced

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090408074403.htm

Midwestern Ethanol Industrial Processes Use Much Less Water Than That Used In Western Plants

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415075051.htm

Michigan farmer shocked by five-lamb birth

http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/090414/K041406AU.html


Where You Live May Affect Your State Of Mind

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090414084220.htm

Junk Food Makes Kids Fatter, But Happier, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090414085325.htm

Inbreeding Was Major Cause Of Fall Of The Spanish Habsburg Dynasty

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415075148.htm

Inbreeding

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

Hapsburg Spain

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

Paleontologist pleads guilty to stealing bones

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30216545/

Attention shoppers: beware of false eco-claims

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/04/15/greenwashing.html

Greenwashing

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

TerraChoice Link

http://www.terrachoice.com/