Twitter 4: Pandemics? Global Crises? Global Melts? Wildfires? and More for Thursday, March 19, 2009

Will Twitter be the essential new technology tool to help us predict; Pandemics, Global Melting and flooding, Wildfires/Bushfires, Potential Extinctions, and other Catastrophes? (Too late for the Beddington 2030 Global Crisis Projection, see below...). Is this the "real" usefulness or utility for Twitter? Are these "Twittersentials"?

Global crisis 'to strike by 2030'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7951838.stm

Prof John Beddington

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

Big melt seen in Antarctic past, and maybe future

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090318/ap_on_sc/sci_antarctica_melt

Predicting The Next Pandemic Via Twitter?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/18/tech/cnettechnews/main4874828.shtml

Scientists grow diabetes drug in tobacco plants

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52i047-us-tobacco-medicine/

Interleukin-10

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interleukin-10

Nicotiana

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

Wildlife center heals survivors of Australia fires

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29769243/

Sexy Beasts: Apes Make Love, Not War

http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=7114519&page=1

Pan paniscus

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

Is The Hippopotamus The Closest Living Relative To The Whale?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090318153803.htm

Hippopotamidae

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

Indohyus

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

Badgers to be given anti-TB jabs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7952282.stm

Melinae

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

Mycobacterium bovis

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

Bat's fate after shuttle launch appears grim

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29754578/

Tadarida brasiliensis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Free-tailed_Bat

Rare reptile hatchling found on NZ mainland

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090319/ap_on_re_au_an/as_new_zealand_rare_reptile;_ylt=Ao5BuTb7J1m6.ORMBiWUxfGs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFhMDFtNmxwBHBvcwM2BHNlYwN5bl9tb3N0X3BvcHVsYXIEc2xrA3JhcmVyZXB0aWxlaA--

Sphenondon

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

Dinosaurs may have been fuzzy, not scaly, a fossil find suggests

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7950871.stm

Behind the scenes at The Walking with Dinosaurs live show

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7951777.stm

Killing Young Fish: Population Growth Paradox

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090317143155.htm

Mont. Man Ties State Record By Catching Tiny Fish

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/19/ap/strange/main4875591.shtml

Dying bees 'were not a priority'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7951009.stm

Microscope Reveals How Soil Bacteria 'Breathe' Toxic Metals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090316151031.htm

Missing Piece Of Plant Clock Found

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090312150729.htm

Number Of U.S. Births Breaks Record

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/18/national/main4873969.shtml

Milder Atlantic hurricane season predicted

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/03/18/hurricane.forecast/index.html

Lessons From Hurricane Rita Not Practiced During Hurricane Ike

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090313110752.htm

Hurricane Rita

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

Hurricane Ike

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

Drought, Urbanization Were Ingredients For Atlanta's Perfect Storm

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090311111013.htm

2008 Atlanta Tornado Outbreak

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Atlanta_tornado_outbreak

Ozone: New Simulation Shows Consequences Of A World Without Earth's Natural Sunscreen

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090319090754.htm

Ozone layer

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

Ozone depletion

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

Montreal Protocol

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

Food supplies reach Arctic team

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/7952165.stm

For Friday, January 2, 2009

Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Australia image licensed under Creative Commons by Leonard Low

A 4-D View Of Fido In The Womb

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/02/earlyshow/main4695970.shtml

Deciphering Dolphin Language With Picture Words

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231005531.htm

Study: Hawaii's pygmy killer whales stay close

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28464492/

Feresa attenuata

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

Coral reef growth is slowest ever

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7807943.stm

Great Barrier Reef coral in crisis

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28436388/

'Ghost-like' white stag spotted

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7238534.stm

Escaped beaver fells river trees

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7805128.stm

US alligator found far from home

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7805080.stm

Killer Mice Bring Albatross Population Closer To Extinction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081228192127.htm

Diomedea dabbenena

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

New Park Protects Penguins And Other Marine Life In Argentina

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090101090053.htm

How The Spider Spun Its Web: ‘Missing Link’ In Spider Evolution Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231130944.htm

Sharks have wimpy bites, study finds

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4bt55v-us-sharks-bite/

Origin Of Species In Oceans Challenged

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231175357.htm

Aquaculture's Growth Seen As Continuing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090102082248.htm

Plants 'more important than ever'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7805804.stm

New Winter Wheat Ready For Prime Time

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090101085340.htm

Across The Americas, Squash And Gourd Bees Are Superb Pollinators

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090101085030.htm

China finds major dinosaur site

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7806062.stm

Bacteria In Ice May Record Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231131813.htm

Six North American Sites Hold 12,900-year-old Nanodiamond-rich Soil

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090101172136.htm

Diamonds linked to N. America comet explosion

Arctic target of international tug-of-war

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/01/02/arctic.rights.dispute/index.html

China dairies offer text apology

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7807637.stm

Chinese police detain tainted milk activist

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/01/02/china-milk.html

Antibiotics before infections save lives: study

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4bu4qu-us-antibiotics-treatment/

Fosamax Side Effect Reports Scare Patients

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/ActiveAging/story?id=6558069&page=1

Alendronic acid

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

Celgene warns that anticlot drug linked to deaths

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081231/ap_on_bi_ge/celgene_drug_warning;_ylt=ApIpr4TEqsEiMahUGuuAUsGs0NUE

Cold med ingredient may treat prostate cancer

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28470061/

Noscapine

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

Evidence of 'risk-taking' brain

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7802751.stm

Preemies at risk for mental disorders as teens

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28469753/

FDA recalls chemical agent used in eye surgery

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28470009/

AMO says FDA approves surgical agent Healon D

http://ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/amo-says-fda-approves-surgical-agent-healon-d.htm

'Bug' could combat dengue fever

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7804326.stm

Dengue fever

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

Grape-seed Extract Kills Laboratory Leukemia Cells, Proving Value Of Natural Compounds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231005257.htm

Put diet on hold to avoid the flu, says study

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7807848.stm

Toxicity Mechanism Identified For Parkinson's Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090101172138.htm

Structure Of New Botulism Nerve Toxin Subtype Revealed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081222163049.htm

Botulinum toxin

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

Link To Severe Staph Infections Found

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081223172709.htm

High-fat Diet Can Disrupt Our Biological Clock

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081228191054.htm

From Rare Bugs To Test Tube Drugs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231131521.htm

Device keeps donor organs fresher

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7805894.stm

Antifreezes Preserve Organs For Transplants

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081222081214.htm

For Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Kiwi encounter (Rainbow Gardens) image licensed under Creative Commons by miss rogue (Apteryx)

Ancient Fossil Suggests Origin of Cheetahs

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20081230/sc_livescience/ancientfossilsuggestsoriginofcheetahs;_ylt=AmCwSn7UOePE52jXB5iZQq4PLBIF

Acinonyx jubatus

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

China finds "largest dinosaur fossil site" in world

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4bt0ta-us-china-dinosaur/

7,600 fossils found at China's 'Dinosaur City'

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28430361/

Chinese scientists claim discovery of earth's largest dinosaur fossil site

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/12/30/china-fossils.html

Kiwis (the birds) get help to avert extinction

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28392912/

Apteryx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwi_(bird)

Climate Change Effects On Imperiled Sierra Frog Examined

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081211093559.htm

Rana sierrae

http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi-bin/amphib_query?rel-genus=like&rel-species=like&rel-common_name=like&rel-family=equals&rel-ordr=equals&rel-isocc=like&rel-description=like&rel-distribution=like&rel-life_history=like&rel-trends_and_threats=like&rel-relation_to_h

Researcher says Jell-O may eliminate lake trout

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081229/ap_on_fe_st/odd_lake_trout;_ylt=Ag_ZjC_zDAlDpDfGgMUK41rtiBIF

Salvelinus namaycush

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

Bizarre Reproductive Techniques Discovered For Deep-ocean Squid

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081209130253.htm

Why Locusts Abandon A Solitary Life For The Swarm

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081218122152.htm

Acrididae

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

N.Z. airline flies jet partly run on veggie oil

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28433079/

Artistic clues to coastal change

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7790416.stm

Metals, arsenic found in rivers near sludge spill

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/29/tennessee.sludge/index.html

'Huge year for natural disasters'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7803624.stm

Scientists eye swarm of Yellowstone quakes

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28427187/

Humans, Oceans Shape North American Climate

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081227230140.htm

Competition, Not Climate Change, Led To Neanderthal Extinction, Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081229105039.htm

Homo neanderthalensis

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

20% 'have blood pressure gene'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7802743.stm

Berry Compound Reduces Aging Effect

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081228194218.htm

Pterostilbene

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

Common food additives may feed lung tumors

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28423711/

Researchers unlock secrets of 1918 flu pandemic

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4bs564-us-flu-1918/

Voriconazole: A Highly Potent Treatment For Fungal Infections

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081216104029.htm

Voriconazole

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


Flowering Plants Speed Post-surgery Recovery

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081229104700.htm

For Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Photo licensed under Creative Commons by Wllly Volk

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080429/ap_on_re_au_an/new_zealand_colossal_squid;_ylt=Ao4MuYcaFLFna9_Q_.Sv2cSs0NUE

New Zealand scientists thaw 1,000-pound squid corpse - Yahoo! News

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

Colossal Squid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080429/ap_on_re_us/polar_bears;_ylt=Ap3l1VgzlRK9k0kr9uABUqes0NUE

Judge orders federal government to decide polar bear listing

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080429/sc_nm/brazil_lizard_dc;_ylt=AtZlYtgE1GNSvSeZVzhAozkPLBIF

Legless lizard found in Brazil may be new species - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080429/ap_on_re_us/shark_attack;_ylt=AsT.T4QCI808WQ8kxsBRKYAPLBIF

Shark expert: Autopsy confirms great white killed triathlete - Yahoo! News

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

Carcharodon carcharias

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080428/sc_livescience/bughassexwithorchids;_ylt=AhTBwQm0fIWlrFBo8jHNhv4PLBIF

Bug Has Sex with Orchids - Yahoo! News


http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/080428-orchid-climax.html

Bug Has Sex with Orchids LiveScience




http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7373998.stm

BBC NEWS Europe Paris rat-catchers tackle rodents

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

Rattus

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7371686.stm

BBC NEWS Technology Free game hopes to save gorillas


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7370737.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Device 'spins silk like spiders'

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

Spider silk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia








http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080424140400.htm

When Did Dinosaurs Go Extinct? Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary Dating Refined

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argon-argon_dating

Argon-argon dating - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080428104518.htm

Endangered Right Whales Protected With New Warning Buoys In Shipping Lanes

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

Eubalaena

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080428140002.htm

Will Corals Survive The Stormy Future?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080429130927.htm

Bison Can Thrive Again, Study Says

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080429075327.htm

Scientists Make Chemical Cousin Of DNA For Use As New Nanotechnology Building Block

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNA_%28nucleic_acid%29

Glycerol nucleic acid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080428200309.htm

Ancient Ecosystems Organized Much Like Our Own

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

Cambrian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24360996/

Dolphins collide mid-air, one dies - Science- msnbc.com

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

Tursiops truncatus