The Coming Drought in India/Asia and More for Thursday, August 13, 2009

World population to hit 7 billion in 2011

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/12/world.population/index.html


Lasting benefits seen in gene therapy for blindness (Reuters)

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre57b5pn-us-blindness-genetherapy/

India's water use 'unsustainable'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8197287.stm

Australia emissions plan rejected

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8198690.stm

Atlantic hurricanes 'at 1,000-year high'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8197191.stm

Wikipedia List of Atlantic Hurricane Seasons

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

Conserving Big Cats Works: South African Leopard Field Study Yields Encouraging Results

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090811143838.htm

Panthera pardus

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

Panthera pardus pardus (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1270484



Australia camel cull sparks woe

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8198701.stm

Camelus

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

Breeding like...Rise in rabbit numbers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8198790.stm

Have scientists solved mystery of why flamingos stand on one leg?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8197000/8197932.stm

Phoenicopterus

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

Radio tags reveal secrets of roadrunners

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32374535/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Geococcyx

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

Synthetic Derivative Of Kudzu Vine Can Reduce Drinking And Prevent Relapse

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090811161255.htm

Daidzin (Unsponsored link to Chemblink site)

http://www.chemblink.com/products/552-66-9.htm

GMA: Tainted Fruit - Produce and Pesticide Residue

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=8315670&page=1



Anthrax Bacteria Conspire With Viruses To Stay Alive

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090812035445.htm

Bacillus anthracis

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

Martian Methane: Red Planet Not So Dormant

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810085308.htm

Martian life appears less likely, study reveals

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32394763/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Mars

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

Lynx-Water-Glacier Decline and a "Stern" Warning and More for Sunday, February 22, 2009

Lynx lynx image licensed under Creative Commons by Just chaos

Mass migrations and war: Dire climate scenario

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090221/ap_on_sc/af_climate_stranded;_ylt=Aps.e97U4MGCWoUwaYX8rS4PLBIF

Lord Nicholas Stern

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Stern,_Baron_Stern_of_Brentford

Poachers put Balkan lynx on brink of extinction

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1033859

Lynx lynx

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

Roman Ruins a Haven for Cats

http://abcnews.go.com/International/AroundTheWorld/story?id=6924425&page=1


Smoking Prevention Campaign Saving Billions In Smoking-related Care

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212132313.htm

Warning over child ear infections

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7902302.stm

Amid Drought, Feds Cut Off Water To Farms

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/20/national/main4816548.shtml

Simply Hoping That Humanity Will Save The Environment May Do More Harm Than Good, Experts Argue

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220110906.htm

Glaciers In China And Tibet Fading Fast

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220185537.htm

Intrepid Explorers And The Search For The Origin Of Species

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212161817.htm

Octuplet mom, doctor benefited from alliance

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29331080/

Stem Cells in Medicine & More for Friday, January 23, 2009

"Dr. Diego showing me brain stem cells that he is growing." image licensed under Creative Commons by Lloyd Y. Asato

Stem Cell OK Gives Paraplegics New Hope

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=6714423&page=1


Green light for US stem cell work

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7847450.stm

FDA allows first test of human stem cell therapy

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre50m2u9-us-stemcells/

FDA: 31M lbs of peanut products recalled

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090122/ap_on_he_me/med_salmonella_outbreak;_ylt=AkAwtFIC91VYqnghi7pexnqs0NUE

Peanut product recall keeps spreading

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28749159/

Peanut popularity complicates salmonella probe

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/23/peanut.probe.salmonella/index.html

Farmers slash planting due to drought

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28808767/

Study: Western forests dying at increasing rate

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090123/ap_on_sc/sci_dying_forests;_ylt=Al8ip1lYQtlRHNEtW22lifys0NUE

Antarctica Warming More Than Thought

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090121144049.htm

Treeline Advances In Canada’s Arctic

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090122162332.htm

Whale pod stuck on sandbar dying

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7846429.stm



Where should the elephants go?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7828251.stm

Hen lays giant egg

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7847172.stm

Scientists solve mystery: 3 fish are all the same

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28801960/

Cetomimid whalefish

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

Novel Explanation For A Floral Genetic Mystery

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090116073159.htm

Evolutionary Process More Detailed Than Previously Believed, Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090116142117.htm

Nigerian police detain goat over armed robbery

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/oukoe_uk_nigeria_robbery_goat;_ylt=AioynFHg9u.Kjhk6wRZjDhHtiBIF

Study: Some people hard-wired to overeat

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28794584/

Judge orders Illinois TB patient into isolation

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090122/ap_on_re_us/tuberculosis_patient;_ylt=ApbxgrJuzNljVGMsulsh5wKs0NUE

Vitamin D 'is mental health aid'


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7845703.stm

'Warrior Gene' Predicts Provoked Aggression

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090121093343.htm

Baffling The Body Into Accepting Transplants

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090121093345.htm

Excessive Weight Loss Can Be A Bad Thing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090121144107.htm

Cachexia

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

Lou Gehrig's Disease In Humans Genetically Linked To Dog Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090121174124.htm

For Saturday, October 18, 2008

Alligator image licensed under Creative Commons by Pandiyan

Mass Production Of Stem Cells From A Hair

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081017164917.htm

Stem cell

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

RNA-based computers could check on cells

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27242794/

When Under Attack, Plants Can Signal Microbial Friends For Help

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081017150732.htm

Hydroxybutanedioic acid

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

Soil Chemists Plant Ferns to Soak Up Backyard Poisons

http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2005/0804-danger_in_your_backyard.htm

Chemistry Provides Solution To Plug Pores In Teeth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2007/0609-soothing_sensitive_teeth.htm

NovaMin Technology, Inc's website

http://www.novamin.com/

Brain signals predict weight gain

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7674096.stm

Thousands Sign Up to Kill Gators

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=6058698&page=1

Alligator

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

African chimps decline 'alarming'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7673914.stm

Pan

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

Lily Tomlin wants Dallas elephant relocated

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081018/ap_on_re_us/elephant_fight;_ylt=Am8.gzdHa.NeoFpxoA1WwugPLBIF

Rare white lions released to wild

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27245016/

Panthera leo

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

Dying Lawyer's Son, Clintons Beg Biogen to Use Drug

http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20081015/pl_bloomberg/ajfbhskp9kae;_ylt=ArpZ8KalhX8Q6pk7qoyrBggPLBIF

Tysabri Natalizumab

http://www.tysabri.com/

China takes blame in milk scandal

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7677529.stm

Cookies recalled due to possible melamine

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27244985/

Tainted milk takes big toll on rural Chinese

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27243430/

2008 China Milk Scandal - Wiki

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

Italy aims for carbon-neutral farm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7669522.stm

Carbon neutral

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

South's dry spell travels north

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/10/18/drought.woes.ap/index.html

EPA slashes lead limit in air by 90 percent

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/10/16/epa.lead.air.standard.ap/index.html

Flu Season Hits: 7 States Report Outbreaks

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/ColdandFluNews/story?id=6058186&page=1

Outrage Over N.J.'s Mandatory Flu Shots

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/ColdandFluNews/story?id=6051917&page=1

How to vacuum clean a horse

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7670715.stm