DRTB & MS Reversed and More for Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Drug-resistant TB Could Become Widespread

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810161957.htm

Multiple Sclerosis Reversed In Mice

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090811143725.htm

MS

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

First Wi-Fi pacemaker in U.S. gives patient freedom

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5790ak-us-pacemaker/

First Standard Graphical Notation For Biology

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090811161341.htm

Le Novère N, Hucka M, Mi H, Moodie S, Shreiber F, Sorokin A, Demir E, Wegner K, Aladjem M, Wimalaratne S, Bergman FT, Gauges R, Ghazal P, H Kawaji, Li L, Matsuoka Y, Villéger A, Boyd SE, Calzone L, Courtot M, Dogrusoz U, Freeman T, Funahashi A, Ghosh S, Jouraku A, Kim S, Kolpakov F, Luna A, Sahle S, Schmidt E, Watterson S, Goryanin I, Kell DB, Sander C, Sauro H, Snoep JL, Kohn K, Kitano H. The Systems Biology Graphical Notation. Nature Biotechnology, 2009; 27 (8) DOI: 10.1038/nbt.1558

Humans 'Damaging The Oceans' In Profound Ways

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090729092538.htm

Himalayan treasures threatened (Slide show from the BBC News site)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8189000/8189937.stm

Stowaway mosquitoes threaten Galapagos wildlife

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre57b0oq-us-galapagos-mosquitoes/

Galápagos Islands

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal%C3%A1pagos_Islands

Woodlands Suffer Large-scale Biodiversity Loss

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090722083727.htm

Bipedal Humans Came Down From The Trees

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810162005.htm

'Taste test' for Neanderthal DNA

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8195762.stm

Homo neanderthalensis (Wikipedia has added new image of Neanderthal child reconstruction)

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

When Did Humans Return After Last Ice Age?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090727130600.htm

Cheddar Gorge

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

Killer whales visit 'social clubs'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8188000/8188071.stm

Orcinus orca

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

Orcinus orca (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/328534

Elephant rescued from drainage hole

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8195213.stm

Texting cows help wildlife study

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/8195498.stm

'Alien-like' scenes of tadpoles feasting are caught on camera

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8185125.stm

Leptodactylus fallax

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

Leptodactylus fallax (IUCN Red List link – Critically Endangered)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/57125/0

Cleaner Seine brings wild salmon back to French capital

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8196801.stm

Salmo salar

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=236&genusname=Salmo&speciesname=salar&lang=English

Zombie ants controlled by fungus

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32388708/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Ophiocordyceps unilateralis

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


Ocean Health Plays Vital Role In Coral Reef Recovery

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090721214633.htm

Making a national tree database

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8196615.stm

Giant 'meat-eating' plant found

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8195000/8195029.stm

Nepenthes philippinensis

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

Discovering Soybean Plants Resistant To Aphids And A New Aphid

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810162011.htm

Potato Blight Plight Looks Promising For Food Security

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810074236.htm

Understanding How Weeds Are Resistant To Herbicides

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090805120433.htm

Meteorite Found On Mars Yields Clues About Planet's Past (…Mars had a significant atmosphere…)

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810175658.htm

Mars

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

NASA Link to the Rovers and Images

http://www.nasa.gov/rovers

http://www.nasa.gov/rovers