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Monday, June 22, 2009

Revised/Updated Monday, June 22, 2009 from Sunday, June 21, 2009

Nestlé recalls cookie dough products

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31444614/ns/health-infectious_diseases/

Nestle Toll House Refrigerated Cookie Dough Voluntary Recall

http://www.verybestbaking.com/products/tollhouse/dough.aspx

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

http://www.cdc.gov/

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

http://www.fda.gov/

New Vaccination Strategy May Protect Against Both Lethal 1918 And H5N1 Influenza Viruses

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090619112429.htm

1918 Flu Pandemic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_flu_pandemic

H5N1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H5N1

Cancer In Humans: Cost Of Being Smarter?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090610091222.htm

Apoptosis

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

Humans More Related To Orangutans Than Chimps, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090618084304.htm

Homo sapiens

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

Pongo

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

Pan

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

Whaling talks target compromise

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8112055.stm

Mekong dolphins almost extinct, WWF says

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/17/cambodia.dolphins/index.html

Orcaella brevirostris

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

Orcaella brevirostris (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/328535

Orcaella brevirostris (IUCN Red List – Vulnerable)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/15419/0

Mammoths survived late in Britain

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8106090.stm

Mammuthus

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

Polar Bear And Walrus Populations In Trouble

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090618195804.htm

Ursus maritimus

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

Ursus maritimus (IUCN Red List – Vulnerable)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22823/0

Ursus maritimus (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/328580

Odobenus

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

Highland park unveils tiger cubs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8104260.stm

Panthera tigris altaica

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

Panthera tigris altaica (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/1253183

Fox cubs make public debut

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Vulpes zerda

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

Vulpes zerda (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/328001

Canadian seal hunt 'collapsing'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8106539.stm

Red panda has rare set of triplets

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31465921/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Ailurus fulgens

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

Ailurus fulgens (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/327984

Ailurus fulgens (IUCN Red List – Vulnerable)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/714/0

Streetlights ruin a bat's commute, a study shows

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8108912.stm

Chiroptera

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

Rats play odds in gambling task

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8105963.stm

Rattus

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

Squirrel nuts over builder friend

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/8108297.stm

Sciuridae

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

Severely Memory-deficit Mutant Mouse Created

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090619112331.htm

Mus

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

'Weedy' Bird Species May Win As Temperatures Rise

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090609215939.htm

Antibiotics-resistant Gulls Worry Scientists

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090618093242.htm

Boy Or Girl? In Lizards, Egg Size Matters

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090604124015.htm

Dinosaurs May Have Been Smaller Than Previously Thought

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090621195620.htm

Dinosauria

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

New dino gives bird wing clue

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8105513.stm

Limusaurus inextricabilis

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

Thai Navy Helps Turtles

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Banning Certain Fishing Gear Can Help Save Reefs From Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617154405.htm

Caribbean Coral Reefs Flattened

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090609215924.htm

Great whites 'plan' seal attacks

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8110000/8110246.stm

Carcharodon carcharias

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

Carcharodon carcharias (FishBase Link)

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=751&genusname=Carcharodon&speciesname=carcharias

Carcharodon carcharias (IUCN Red List)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/3855/0

Carcharodon carcharias (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/213726

Deadly Parasite Could Endanger Salmon And Trout Populations In U.K.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617155011.htm

Sphaerothecum destruens

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

Ancient crustaceans produced enormous sperm, scientists find

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8107515.stm

Ostracoda

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

Insects' Sex Scents Can Save Lives

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617155009.htm

Rhodnius prolixus

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

Triatoma brasliensis

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

Chagas disease

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

Scientists Show Bacteria Can 'Learn' And Plan Ahead

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617131400.htm

Hysterectomies a stem cell source

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8103345.stm

Hysterectomy

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

Stem cell

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

The plant that pretends to be ill

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8108000/8108940.stm

Caladium steudneriifolium

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

Plants Engage In Self-recognition?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090619171244.htm

Artemisia tridentata

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

Canada to ban some chemicals in toys, vinyl bibs

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/n19449699-us-phthalates/

Phthalate

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

Reproductive Health Effects Found From Low Doses Of Bisphenol-A

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617104911.htm

BPA

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

Certain Zinc-based Cold Remedies Linked To Loss Of Sense Of Smell, FDA Says

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090618130709.htm

Punching Holes Into Herpes Viruses

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090611194127.htm

Herpes

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





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Friday, May 01, 2009

Dinosaur-Bird Link is Real and More for May 1, 2009



Today, May 1, 2009, is the day Natural History changed. The dinosaur-bird link is real and was proven by 80 million year old soft tissue. 80 million years old. The editors are in a state of awe.




Dinosaur-Bird Link: Ancient Proteins Preserved In Soft Tissue From 80 Million-Year-Old Hadrosaur

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430144528.htm

Mary H. Schweitzer, Wenxia Zheng, Chris L. Organ, Recep Avci, Zhiyong Suo, Lisa M. Freimark, Valerie S. Lebleu, Michael B. Duncan, Matthew G. Vander Heiden, John M. Neveu, William S. Lane, John S. Cottrell, John R. Horner, Lewis C. Cantley, Raghu Kalluri, and John M. Asara. Biomolecular Characterization and Protein Sequences of the Campanian Hadrosaur B. canadensis. Science, 2009; 324 (5927): 626 DOI: 10.1126/science.1165069

Brachylophosaurus Canadensis

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

Tyrannosaurus rex

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


Swine Flu Or Bird Flu: Scientist Warns Of Six-month Time Lag To Manufacture Pandemic Flu Vaccine

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090427193234.htm

Vaccine pursued as U.S. swine flu cases top 100

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30471035/

Many states lack drugs to treat swine flu

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30511446/

Mexico shuts down to control flu

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8028169.stm

1918 Flu Resulted In Current Lineage Of H1N1 Swine Influenza Viruses

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430111640.htm

Pandemic Study Of 1918-1919 Outbreak Provides Background And Death Rates For 14 European Countries

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430101453.htm

1918 flu pandemic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_flu_pandemic

Lessons from past pandemics

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/30/swine.flu.1918.lessons/index.html

‘Pandemic’ means pay attention, not panic

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30500863/

World fights new flu virus with latest science

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5400wc-us-flu-science/

New flu virus may be a real mongrel, study shows

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5400qi-us-flu-genetics/

Hong Kong's doctors prepare for battle

http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/05/01/1917199.aspx

Bardot slams planned pig cull in Egypt

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090501/wl_mideast_afp/healthfluegyptfrancebardot;_ylt=ArGul0isJpL6Q8AP2ip_6d4PLBIF

Brigitte Bardot

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






Species at Risk Act lacks teeth, conservationists say

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/01/species-risk-conservation.html

Species at Risk Act

http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/s-15.3/text.html

Obama Restores Endangered Species Act

http://news.yahoo.com/s/oneworld/20090430/wl_oneworld/world3621191241124253;_ylt=AkojviUj4jXKEaoivGa73g8PLBIF

Endangered Species Act

http://www.fws.gov/endangered/esa/content.html

Dolphins Keep an Eye Out While Sleeping

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090501/sc_livescience/dolphinskeepaneyeoutwhilesleeping;_ylt=AlexQpkR98vmA43VTJmkFYkPLBIF

Video evidence of birds' remarkable talent for dancing

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8026592.stm

Some Vocal-mimicking Animals, Particularly Parrots, Can Move To A Musical Beat

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430121936.htm

Dogs Are Aggressive If They Are Trained Badly

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090424114315.htm

Canis lupus familiaris

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

Forest Service tries to halt spread of bat fungus

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090501/ap_on_re_us/us_bat_die_off;_ylt=Av2eTVPTT_B01gPWRdSvN34PLBIF

White nose syndrome

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

Fish May Actually Feel Pain And React To It Much Like Humans Do

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430161242.htm

Fish

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

US: Air Dirty Enough To Endanger Lives

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429131158.htm

Cousin Of The 'Ice That Burns' Emerges As Greener New Way To Fight Fires

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090427091548.htm

Fire Extinction Using Carbon Dioxide Hydrate

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ie8019533

Why plants can survive cold, heat, drought

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/01/plant.stress/index.html

Plantae

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

Fertilisers 'reducing diversity'



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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

More on the Pandemic with the Potential for Food Riots and More for Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Yes, we know some of the media attention to the Pandemic is overblown, and we voted as such on CNN.com's website today. But, our senior editor did happen to lose an aunt during the 1918 flu pandemic - whom he was too young to know, and consequently never met. But the impact of the swine flu is very real, and pandemics present a very real issue of mass fatalities - sometimes in the millions. Supposedly, the 1918 pandemic took 25 million lives, maybe more, maybe less. We're hoping this flu mutates quickly into a non-lethal version (see the link below), and peters out with minimum loss of life. But, pointedly, Dr. Fukuda - is his amazingly boring public statement on the level 4 Pandemic - did not mention that possibility. Or was that simply left out?
Of course, as pointed out by Jack Cafferty on CNN yesterday (sigh, we admit to actually watching Mr. Cafferty from time to time, out of shear boredom...) that 36,000 deaths/fatalities occur each year due to the flu out of an infection rate of some 200,000/annum. The point being, we guess, that the situation is serious, not dreadful. But then, we keep reviewing in our mind, Dr. Fukuda's utterly dreadful video presentation of yesterday regarding the level 4 alert. And we wonder, does the WHO know something we don't?
But, something else that really troubles us is the potential for food riots in the near term. Is the world actually facing a $ 100 million (+ or -) shortfall in world food supplies? Will the pandemic balance out this problem? Or, what exactly should we be hoping for? Remember the news/media stories on food shortages before the global economy went bust? That story just didn't go away - it is still a very serious, real issue.
Swine Flu: Public Health Emergency Declared

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090427155739.htm

Public Health Emergency (United States)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_health_emergency_(United_States)

Canadian health officials warn against travel to Mexico

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/04/28/health-canada-mexico865.html

Best swine flu strategy: Stay away, everyone

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30442914/

U.S. flu victims may not just be travelers

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30398682/

Health chief to be confirmed amid crisis

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30450143/

Kathleen Sebelius

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

More Countries Confirm Swine Flu

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8022437.stm

As Swine Flu Scare Unfolds, Virologist Underscores Need For Research On Animal Pathogens

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090427170304.htm

NZ reports first swine flu cases

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8021915.stm

UK prepared for swine flu - Brown

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8021916.stm

Europe braced for spread of flu

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8022958.stm

Israel finds first swine flu case

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8022340.stm

Swine flu spreads to Asia, Middle East

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30398682/

Some Mexican ill say doctors turned them away

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30434921/

N.B. not prepared for swine flu pandemic: Moncton microbiologist

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2009/04/28/nb-pandemic-microbiologist-548.html

Mathematical Model Used To Explain Viral Extinction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090424073905.htm

Salmon Virus With Potential For Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090421091737.htm

Infectious salmon anaemia

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

DNA Of Uncultured Organisms Sequenced Using Novel Single-cell Approach

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090422103739.htm

Engineered maize's vitamin boost

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8020925.stm

Zea mays

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

Science cash 'to beat food riots'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8020589.stm

Food security

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

UK funds sea acidification study

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8021459.stm

Ocean acidification

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


How Ear Translates Vibrations Into Sounds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090423132955.htm

Human ear

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


Biological Basis For The Eight-hour Workday?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090423132952.htm

Eight-hour workday

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-hour_day

Oldest known Sumatran tiger dies at zoo

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30386447/

Panthera tigris sumatrae

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

Identifying Hyenas By Their Giggle

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090426094329.htm

Crocuta crocuta

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

Large Sponges May Be Reattached To Coral Reefs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090427144825.htm

Anthozoa

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

Porifera

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

Live-in Domestics: Mites As Maids In Tropical Rainforest Sweat Bee Nests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090420121348.htm

Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus

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

Chihuahua blown one mile by wind gust

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30448774/

Chihuahua

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

Cell phone found in belly of 30-lb cod
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