More on Human Genome and More for Sunday, May 17, 2009

* Corallium rubrum image licensed under Creative Commons by Axel Rouvin

Our Genome: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090514125146.htm

Human Genome

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

Children's Brains Organized Differently

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090515093228.htm

Progress Toward Artificial Tissue?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090515104227.htm

Study Demonstrates Link Between Appetite And Elderly Mortality

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090512093250.htm

Transplant Patients Have Worse Cancer Outcomes, Analysis Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090515191549.htm

Drug That Targets Vasculature Growth Attacks Aggressive Thyroid Cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090515093232.htm

Pazopanib

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

*Derivative Of Red Sea Coral May Fight Skin Cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090515152853.htm


Mathematical Model Developed To Predict Immune Response To Influenza

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090513121057.htm

Expression Of Infrared Fluorescence Engineered In Mammals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090507141353.htm

Phytochromes

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

Galapagos scientists mount cameras on tortoises

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30772980/

Plants' Sex Life: Conflicts Between Sexes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090508045726.htm

Space tomato packs nutritional super-punch

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30767047/

NASA grows algae for biofuel, treats waste

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30767086/

Secret to sea urchin's sharp teeth found

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30765006/

Echinoidea

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


Sweet Deception: New Test Distinguishes Impure Honey From The Real Thing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090511115627.htm

Viroids: Molecular Vestiges Of The RNA World

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090511091731.htm

Viroid

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

Environmentally-friendly Cooling With Magnetic Refrigerators Coming Soon

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090515083822.htm

Magnetic refrigeration

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

Filly’s Preakness win gives racing a boost

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/30784937/

Rachel Alexandra

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

Tiny stolen pet donkey devastates family

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/05/14/dnt.donkey.stolen.wjxt

Poisoning of Gulls and Lions and More for Monday, March 30, 2009

Dying Lion image licensed under Creative Commons by cavorite

Nasa man's 'extinction' warning

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7951833.stm

Poison Takes Toll On Africa's Lions

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/26/60minutes/main4894945.shtml

Furadan

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

Panthera leo

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

Coyote attacks in urban areas on the rise, alarming residents

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1050867

Canis latrans

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

Mysterious Bleeding Disease in German Cattle

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,615962,00.html#ref=rss

Fish Oils Help Flatulent Cows Emit Less Gas

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090329205457.htm

Caffeine overdose linked to St. John's seagull deaths

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2009/03/30/caffeine-seagulls.html

Caffeine

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

Laridae

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

Aussie Meat Ants May Be Invasive Cane Toad's Achilles' Heel

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090330091601.htm

Bufo marinus

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

Iridomyrmex purpureus

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

Evolutionary study aims to examine pace of change in snail

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7971200.stm

Helix aspersa

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

'Leaf Tatters' Linked To Herbicides: Study Explores Effects Of Herbicide Drift On White Oak

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090325162624.htm

Microbes In Mud Flats Clean Up Oil Spill Chemicals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090329205505.htm

Genes That Make Bacteria Make Up Their Minds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090329205455.htm

Corrosion-inhibiting Coatings Containing 'Good' Bacteria

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090329205443.htm

Strategy Discovered For Fighting Persistent Bacterial Infections

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090323143910.htm

Doctors treating virtual patients in Second Life

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/30/doctors.second.life/index.html



Panel: All teens should be tested for depression

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29945008/

Statin cuts risk of blood clots

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7971414.stm

Family History Associated With Increased Risk Of Blood Clots

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090323161119.htm

Thrombus

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

Genetic Changes Outside Nuclear DNA Suspected To Trigger More Than Half Of All Cancers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090324101759.htm

TV Crime Drama Compound Highlights Immune Cells' Misdeeds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090322154439.htm

Luminol

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

Improved Antibiotic: Genes For Synthesizing Thiostrepton Identified

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090323161123.htm

Thiostrepton

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

Quantum Effect May Hold Promise For Low-cost DNA Sequencing, Sensor Applications

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090322154420.htm

Quantum tunneling

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

For Thursday, February 26, 2009

Tiger attacks trigger expert plea

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7910722.stm

Long-necked stegosaur defies reputation

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29388217/

Miragaia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miragaia_(dinosaur)

Giant stingray captured

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1035796

Fish fossil clue to origin of sex

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7909984.stm

Odd life found in Lake Huron

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1035797

Scots fir is 'tallest tree in UK'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7911032.stm

Pinus sylvestris

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

Cosmologist Explores Notion Of 'Alien' Life On Earth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090214162626.htm

Obama counts on revenue from carbon permits

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29395517/

Space solar power crowd bets on Obama

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29387782/

Ice in east Antarctica a bigger threat long term

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090226/ap_on_sc/aa_un_warming_antarctic_the_east;_ylt=AiNF56yM3ohnYPD1Hr51DiEPLBIF

Polar regions found warming fast, raising sea levels

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51o4zx-us-climate-polars/

Will Large Amounts Of Soil Carbon Be Released If Grasslands Are Converted To Energy Crops?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217104433.htm

Scientist Models The Mysterious Travels Of Greenhouse Gas

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090215171614.htm

Reversing Ecology Reveals Ancient Environments

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225132530.htm

Pretty fish, nasty disease

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29392319/

Ciguatera fish poisoning

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

New Theory On How Animals Smell: Brain Encodes Complex Plumes Of Odors With A Simple Code

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225132247.htm

'Dark Cells' Of Living Retina Imaged For The First Time

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090226082224.htm

Video Imaging Provides Dynamic View Of Airway Obstruction In Those With Sleep Breathing Disorder

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090216164521.htm

New Software Dramatically Speeds Enzyme Design

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090216175118.htm

Building A Better Protein: Researchers Use Computers To Find Keys To Stabilizing Proteins

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090223221432.htm

Clean living way to beat cancer

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7908675.stm

Researchers Report Breakthrough In Human Papillomavirus Research

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090223221620.htm

HPV

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

Rapid HIV evolution avoids attack

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7907774.stm

Experimental Antiarrhythmic Drug Reduces Death Rate In Patients With Atrial Fibrillation, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090216131448.htm

Molecule Helps Sleep-deprived Rebound Mentally

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090224132908.htm

Adenosine

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

Hormone Disorder Drug Could Help Drinkers Stay Sober

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090223221610.htm

Additional Evidence That Potato Chips Should Be Eaten Only In Moderation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213161040.htm

Acrylamide

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

The Science Behind The 'Anthrax Letter' Attack Investigation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090224225909.htm

Anthropologist's Studies Of Childbirth Bring New Focus On Women In Evolution

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217173043.htm

Year Without Summer: Effects Of Tambora Volcanic Eruption On Iberian Peninsula Studied For First Time

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225161422.htm

Mount Tambora

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

For Friday, February 13, 2009

Astronomers Unveiling Life's Cosmic Origins

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212161814.htm

Life forms May Have Evolved In Ancient Hot Springs On Mars

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212112829.htm

Dung is key to tracking elusive Cambodian tiger

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090213/ap_on_re_as/as_cambodia_chasing_tigers;_ylt=Aie6HLmQsw_RVG_QfC6Svb0PLBIF

Bleak forecast on fishery stocks

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7887536.stm

Fish Oil Alternatives To Farmed Fish Feed May Alleviate Global Seafood Shortage

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090211122408.htm

Bird brain? Animal smarts surprise experts

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29169229/

Tracking reveals songbirds' route

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7885622.stm

Penguins in Peril, Research Shows

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090213/sc_livescience/penguinsinperilresearchshows;_ylt=AqIafmRI2usP1VQX3d3RoWkPLBIF

Fish migrating to cooler waters, study says

science/02/12/fish.migration.study/index.html

Canada Geese Fingered In Flight 1549 Crash

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/12/national/main4798729.shtml

Branta canadensis

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

Texas recalls all items from peanut plant

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29168730/

Survey: peanut recall known but misunderstood

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090213/ap_on_bi_ge/med_salmonella_survey;_ylt=AgZni0QWo.qnGC7U6oHA_Qas0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlcW00cXR0BHBvcwM1NwRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3Vfc19uZXdzBHNsawNzdXJ2ZXlwZWFudXQ-

Jury: Addiction caused smoker’s death

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29166147/

Stem Cells From Skin Cells To Heart Muscle

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212161808.htm

Code Of The Common Cold Cracked

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212141149.htm

Rhinovirus

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

Antibacterial Plaster Could Put A Clean Sheen On Walls

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213103750.htm

Drug Found To Prevent Colon Cancer Development In Mice

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212093648.htm

Uranium Poisoning Treatment Developed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212112738.htm

Wrinkles Removed With Protein RHAMM, Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090211161936.htm

Fresh Fruits And Vegetables Are Increasingly Recognized As A Source Of Food Poisoning Outbreaks

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090211122613.htm

How Do You Build A Synthetic Brain?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090211194151.htm

Restoring Mutant Gene Without Altering DNA

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090211161946.htm

Method For Detecting 23 Drugs And Medicines In Saliva Developed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090211122532.htm

Study ties passive smoking to dementia

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51c01r-us-smoking-dementia/

Lightening our 'water footprints' is best way to quench the planet's thirst

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7881382.stm

Reducing Carbon Dioxide Through Technology And Smart Growth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090211161854.htm

'Frozen Smoke:' Ultimate Sponge For Cleaning Up Oil Spills

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213102721.htm

Biodiversity In Crops Decreases Fertilizer Damage To Rivers And Lakes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090211094033.htm

Portuguese Mine Generates Acidic Water Following 43 Years Of Inactivity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090209094555.htm


Mediterranean Sea Dried Up Five Million Years Ago

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090211122529.htm

Breakthroughs and More for Monday, February 8, 2009

Rare crocs back from extinction

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7873550.stm

Crocodylus siamensis

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

Wastewater Irrigation Effective On Bermudagrass Hay

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090131122554.htm

Alzheimer's Prevented, Reversed In Animals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090208133135.htm

Japan scientists identify cancer-suppressing enzyme

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5181o4-us-cancer-breast/

Malaria Breakthrough Starves Parasite

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090203090708.htm

Gene fault 'ups antibiotic risk'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7866749.stm

Aminoglycoside

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

More Than A Million Cancer Survivors Experience Declining Care Due To Cost Concerns

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204184906.htm


Statin Therapy Ineffective In Breast Cancer Prevention, Animal Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090205083254.htm

Beach Vacations May Increase Future Skin Cancer Risk In Children

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090203080721.htm

Marijuana testicular cancer link

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7869709.stm

Seeing color in sounds has genetic link

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/09/synesthesia.genes/index.html

Synesthesia

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

1st U.S. case of Marburg fever confirmed

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29085187/

Marburg virus

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

Vietnam reports 2nd bird flu case this year

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29085172/

FDA: Peanut plant knowingly sent bad products

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29059234/

Scope of peanut recall felt far and wide

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29071467/

Peanut recall list continues to grow

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29062049/

Official: Food safety must be under one agency

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29060603/

WSB: Boy Scouts popcorn recalled

http://www.wsbtv.com/cnn-news/18670801/detail.html

Cracking the case of the poison processed peanuts

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090209/ap_on_go_ot/salmonella_cracking_the_case;_ylt=Ah_3MasGvAXIMDo2FeGtXfas0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlZXFrM2RlBHBvcwM3MwRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3BvbGl0aWNzBHNsawNjcmFja2luZ3RoZWM-

Octuplet Grandma Blasts Her Own Daughter

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=6833533&page=1

Live Gator Found With Dead Man

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6821595

For Friday, January 30, 2009

Locust swarm image licensed under Creative Commons by [niv]

Tadpoles may hold cancer clue

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7851932.stm

New Insights Into A Leading Poultry Disease And Its Risks To Human Health

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090127094038.htm

How Ebola Virus Avoids The Immune System

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090127152838.htm

Five Cases Of Ebola Virus In Philippines

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/30/health/main4763711.shtml

Ebola

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

New Disease, Comparable To BSE, Created In Laboratory Mice

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090127214430.htm

BSE

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

Cases of sexually spread diseases on the rise

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28639521/

Lowly worm offers new clues on stroke, heart drugs

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre50s5zo-us-heart-worms/

Caenorhabditis elegans

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

Physically Fit Kids Do Better In School

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090128113246.htm

American Seniors Living Longer On Less

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090128122816.htm

New Stem Cell-like Functions In Plants Found

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090128132645.htm

Thirsty Plants Text For Help

http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2009/0101-thirsty_plants_text_for_help.htm

Climate Change's Impact On Invasive Plants In Western US May Create Restoration Opportunities

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090127112055.htm

Gene's Past Could Improve The Future Of Rice

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090123164359.htm

Rice

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



FrankenBeasts: Do Pet Clones Really Match?

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AmazingAnimals/story?id=6762235&page=1


Indonesia welcomes baby elephants


http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/ynews;_ylt=AlCONJFFZth5NAg.pzVyArSs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTE0dmZlMG5lBHBvcwM4BHNlYwN5bl92aWRlb3MEc2xrA2luZG9uZXNpYXdlbA--?ch=4226713&cl=11786829&lang=en

Locust swarms 'high' on serotonin

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7858996.stm

Serotonin

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

Termite Insecticide Found To Be Potent Greenhouse Gas

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090121144059.htm

Sulfuryl fluoride

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

New Technology For Purifying Exhaust Gas From Diesel Engines

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090130084125.htm

Is Eight Too Much? Ethics Experts Weigh In

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=6767745&page=1

'Mittens' the cat hits slopes on sled

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/ireports/2009/01/29/vo.sledding.cat.ireport

'Green' light bulb fears rejected

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7858156.stm

Britain warned over air quality

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7858655.stm

Zimbabwe cholera cases pass 60,000

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/30/Zimbabwe.cholera.cases/index.html

MS stem-cell treatment 'success'


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7858559.stm

Bad peanuts found weeks before outbreak

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28931141/

Plants don't have to report contamination

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28919975/

Peanut plant problem forces fresh recall

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28899634/

"Filthy, Putrid" Substance On Peanuts

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/30/health/main4763753.shtml

Georgia wants answers for PB contamination

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/30/georgia.peanuts/index.html

Surgical Implants Coated With One Of 'Nature's Antibiotics' Could Prevent Infection
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090129180313.htm