BPA - Chances are its Inside of You and More for Friday, May 22, 2009

* Sarcophilus harrisii image licensed under Creative Commons by nicolas.boullosa

BPA, Chemical Used To Make Plastics, Found To Leach From Polycarbonate Drinking Bottles Into Humans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090521141208.htm

BPA

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

US CO2 goals 'to be compromised'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8061929.stm

Steven Chu

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

New worries on Arctic permafrost thaw

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre54l34w-us-climate-methane/

Permafrost

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

U.S. to rely more on scientists for air rules: EPA

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre54k5i1-us-epa-air-science/

EPA

http://www.epa.gov/

Biologists Call For Network Of Protected Rivers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090520140613.htm

Biofilms As River Sentinels

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519152601.htm

Water Framework Directive

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

Earth’s Climate And Ocean Acidification History

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519111031.htm

Whaling Commission head says Japan must compromise

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090521/wl_asia_afp/usjapanwhaling;_ylt=AuzS6VsELp9oqK4NaND1x6wPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJscjR2Nmt2BGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDA5MDUyMS91c2phcGFud2hhbGluZwRwb3MDMTUEc2VjA3luX2FydGljbGVfc3VtbWFyeV9saXN0BHNsawN3aGFsaW5nY29tbWk-

*Tasmanian devils now endangered

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8062840.stm

Sarcophilus harrisii

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

Rare deer reveals signs of life

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8061000/8061899.stm

Rusa alfredi IUCN Red List

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/4273

Cervus alfredi

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

The UK's endangered dormice population showing signs of a possible recovery

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8062757.stm

Muscardinus avellanarius (IUCN Red List)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/13992/0

Muscardinus avellanarius

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

Internet followers of eagle cam watch helplessly as eaglet dies in B.C. nest

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/05/21/bc-trapped-eaglet-dies.html

Habitat loss 'hitting shellfish'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8061532.stm



Unusually Large Family Of Green Fluorescent Proteins Discovered In Marine Creature

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090520161325.htm

Cephalochordata

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

Bumblebee flight is not quite in sync

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30875114/

Bombus

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

Heat-tolerant Coral Reefs Discovered: May Survive Global Warming

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090520100515.htm

Zooxanthellae

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

Genetic Pathway Responsible For Much Of Plant Growth Identified

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090520100511.htm

Beneficial Plant 'Spillover' Effect Seen From Landscape Corridors

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090520151441.htm

Landscape Ecology

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

New Species of Yeast Discovered in Amazon Jungle

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090521084717.htm

Fundamental Mechanism For Cell Organization Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090521141204.htm

Swine flu will keep spreading globally: WHO chief

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/05/22/swine-flu-who.html

Swine flu genes circulated undetected for years

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30886851/

CDC to swimmers: Don't pee in the pool!

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/22/pools.urinate.hygiene/index.html

CDC

http://www.cdc.gov/


Face Protection Effective In Preventing The Spread Of Influenza, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090520161332.htm

New Vaccine Strategy Might Offer Protection Against Pandemic Influenza Strains

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090518120954.htm

Children Who Get Flu Vaccine Have Three Times Risk Of Hospitalization For Flu, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519172045.htm

Safe For Passengers With Lung Disease To Travel By Air, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519075418.htm

Cigarette companies lose appeal in landmark ruling

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1075254



Anti-inflammatory Effect Of 'Rotten Eggs' Gas

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090521084542.htm

Hydrogen Sulfide

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

Sick Of The Same Old Thing? Researcher Finds Satiation Solution

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519134713.htm

Note: If you search for “Satiety” on the Wikipedia, the response is: Cholecystokinin

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

UK 'worst electrical recycler'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8063115.stm

Mars' Windy, Wet And Wild Past

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090521161526.htm

Mars probes unravel watery mysteries

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30870498/

For Monday, May 11, 2009

Misty Moss image licensed under Creative Commons by me'nthedogs

Whaling peace talks 'fall short'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8042713.stm

Kangaroo survives arrow in head

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8043880.stm

Producing Pigs That Provide Us With Healthy And Yet Good Tasting Meat

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090507094306.htm

Sus

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

Google's Got Goats? Inside Techie Culture

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AheadoftheCurve/story?id=7512250&page=1

Capra

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

Communal Stomach Of An Ant Colony

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090507192511.htm

Live fast, die young - why snails are slowing down

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8043000/8043689.stm

Ocean Acidification: Understanding How Mussels Have Adapted To Extremely Acidic Waters Near Underwater Volcanoes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090501203430.htm

Mussel

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

Solar-Powered Irrigation System Unveiled At U.S. National Arboretum

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090502083917.htm

U.S. National Arboretum

http://www.usna.usda.gov/

Palm Oil Not A Healthy Substitute For Trans Fats, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090502084827.htm

Palm oil

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

Biotechnology: Engineered Moss Can Produce Human Proteins

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090510200001.htm

Bryophyta

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


Random Picks Better Than Complicated Process In Gene Identification

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090506110158.htm

Decreasing Deer Damage To Trees, Shrubs And Crops

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090504094458.htm

Integrated Pest Management Reduces Cockroaches And Allergens In Schools

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090506110205.htm

How Cells Move: Cooperative Forces Boost Collective Mobility Of Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090506152803.htm

Biofuel Production And Water Scarcity: A Drink-Or-Drive Issue?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090501204627.htm

Species Thrives In High Temperature, Pressure

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429174822.htm

Archaebacteria

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

U.S. Wildlife Trade Poorly Regulated, Threatening Food Supply Chains, Human Health, Ecosystems, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430144537.htm

Unique Survey Of Ocean Climate May Improve Climate Predictions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090504121923.htm

Sexually Transmitted Infections: Transistors Used To Detect Fungus Candida Albicans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090507094308.htm

Candida Albicans

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

New Computer Program Promises To Be 'Rosetta Stone' For Chemical Names

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090504165712.htm

Sayle et al. Foreign Language Translation of Chemical Nomenclature by Computer. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 2009; 49 (3): 519 DOI: 10.1021/ci800243w

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ci800243w

Particles, Molecules Prefer Not To Mix

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090504161701.htm

Barnes et al. Structure, Thermodynamics, and Solubility in Tetromino Fluids. Langmuir, 2009; 090427084503036 DOI: 10.1021/la900196b

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la900196b

Tetromino

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

Glioma: Origin Of Brain Tumor Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090508093934.htm

Glioma

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

Major New Treatment Target In Diseased Arteries

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090510142557.htm

Chronic Ankle Pain May Be More Than Just A Sprain

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090501090931.htm

Sprain

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