FDA Pistachio Warning and Where Martian Life Might Be and More for Tuesday, March 31, 2009

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FDA: Avoid pistachios

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1051345

Video: Salmonella scare hits pistachios

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Setton Farms Web Page

http://www.settonfarms.com/

Pistacia vera

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

New Theory On Largest Known Mass Extinction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090330102659.htm

Permian–Triassic extinction event

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permian%E2%80%93Triassic_extinction_event

Zechstein

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

South Downs National Park agreed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7973417.stm

South Downs National Park Wiki page

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

Many Natural-selection Studies Could Be Wrong

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090330200821.htm

You Big Baby! An Elephant Is Born

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=7207172

The Secret To Chimp Strength

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090330200829.htm

Pan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_(biology)

Nine Lives: Cats' Central Nervous System Can Repair Itself And Restore Function

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090330200722.htm

Felidae

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feline_(cat)

New hope for endangered bald ibis

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7973836.stm

Geronticus

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

Genes tell butterflies to head south

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52u2kn-us-butterflies/

Danaus plexippus

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

Ants really are random wanderers

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29960401/

Formicidae

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

Ice Storms Devastating To Pecan Orchards

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090324131456.htm

Carya illinoinensis

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

Can talking to plants really bear fruit?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7973727.stm

'Green' Hair Bleach May Become Environmentally Friendly Consumer Product

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090324171420.htm

Cancer Genomics Browser Gives Cancer Researchers A Powerful New Tool

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090330142425.htm

UCSC Cancer Genomics Browser Site

http://genome-cancer.ucsc.edu

Fauci: Why there is no AIDS vaccine

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29898087/

Why Some People Shake Off The Flu In A Couple Of Days, While Others Suffer Longer, Or Die

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090326100706.htm

Superbug Risk To War Wounded

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090329205451.htm

Antibiotic resistance

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090329205451.htm

Slow-growing TB Bacteria Point The Way To New Drug Development

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090329205447.htm

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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

Month Of Conception Linked To Birth Defects

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090330130235.htm

Licorice May Block Effectiveness Of Drug Widely Used By Transplant Patients

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090324171417.htm

Cyclosporine

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

Glycyrrhizin

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

Polypill 'could become a reality'


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7971456.stm

Polypill

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

Portable Energy Source Utilizes Microbes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090330111257.htm

Methanogen

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

Green power from algae?

http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/03/30/1871113.aspx

'Alarming' Use Of Energy In Modern Manufacturing Methods

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090327112547.htm


Island nears energy independence

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7951286.stm

El Hierro

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

'Most Habitable Zone' on Mars Revealed

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090330/sc_space/mosthabitablezoneonmarsrevealed;_ylt=AiHk25cKujJiceJQ.APHfisPLBIF

NASA Predicts RVF Outbreak & Sighting of the "Nabau" and More For Friday, February 20, 2009

NASA Study Predicted Outbreak Of Deadly Virus

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217101433.htm

RVF

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

Most Wars Occur In Earth's Richest Biological Regions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220110910.htm

New Monitoring Stations Detect 'Silent Earthquakes' In Costa Rica

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090215151609.htm

Bolivian Andes glaciers at risk

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7900813.stm

Retreat of Glaciers Since 1850

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retreat_of_glaciers_since_1850

Permafrost Is Thawing In Northern Sweden

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218081629.htm

Coastal Wetlands In Eastern U.S. Disappearing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219141134.htm

Half Of Oil In Ocean Bubbles Up Naturally

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219101658.htm

100-Foot 'Borneo Monster' Said Photographed

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090220/sc_livescience/100footborneomonstersaidphotographed;_ylt=AjhSv7l8kNulWwY14_LktPUPLBIF

Link to Photo of the “Nabau”

http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?s=strangenews&c=news&l=&pic=090219-monster2-02.jpg&cap=The+snake-like+monster+of+Borneo+in+an+allegedly+real+photograph+of+the+river+Baleh.+The+creature+is+said+to+be+100+feet+long.+Loo


Origin of Life On Earth: Scientists Unlock Mystery Of Molecular Machine

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219105324.htm

Crew cuts ice for dolphins but bid may have backfired: expert

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2009/02/20/dolphin-rescue.html

Baby meerkats make their debut

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7901055.stm

Suricata suricatta

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

How Fat or Fit Were Dinosaurs? Scientists Use Laser Imaging

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220110912.htm

Shark Attacks Decline Worldwide In Midst Of Economic Recession

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219111000.htm

Mexico's Monarch Butterflies Under Threat

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AmazingAnimals/story?id=6896813&page=1

Danaus plexippus

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

Japanese Corals Change Sexes On Sea Floor

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219202833.htm

Scientists find genes to protect wheat from rust

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51i5nz-us-wheat-genes/

Puccinia triticina

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_(fungus)

Indoor Plants Can Reduce Formaldehyde Levels

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217141419.htm

Formaldehyde

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

Detecting Disease In Greenhouse Plants

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217112128.htm

Soybean Product Fights Abnormal Protein Involved In Alzheimer’s Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218223842.htm

Single-celled Algae Took The Leap To Multicellularity 200 Million Years Ago

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219140546.htm

Billions Of Years Ago, Microbes Were Key In Developing Modern Nitrogen Cycle

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219141436.htm

FDA: Psoriasis drug could cause deadly brain infection

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/20/raptiva.brain.infection/index.html

FDA OK's implant to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/02/20/medtronic-reclaim.html

Meningitis Bacteria Dress Up As Human Cells To Evade Our Immune System

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218135039.htm

Food poisoning strikes 1 in 4 Americans a year

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29285754/

High-fat Diets Inflame Fat Tissue Around Blood Vessels, Contribute To Heart Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218142001.htm

Commonly Available Drug Found To Treat Opioid Addiction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217212255.htm

Ondansetron

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

Chewing Gum Helps Treat Hyperphosphatemia In Kidney Disease Patients

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212150854.htm

Hidden Phosphorus Food Additives Dangerous To Kidney Disease Patients

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210161912.htm

Bacteria In Urinary Tract Infections Caught Making Burglar's Tools

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219202725.htm