Megaptera in NY and More for Friday, April 10, 2009

Humpback Whales Feeding 1 image licensed under Creative Commons by Peat Bakke

Humpback whale in New York Harbour

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7993135.stm

Megaptera novaeangliae

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

Charles Darwin's egg is rediscovered in a museum

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7992911.stm

Tinamidae

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

As the bird turns: Scientists figuring out flight

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30142188/

Aves

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

Snake diet find aids anti-venom

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_west/7990317.stm

Echis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saw-scaled_vipers

Amphibians May Develop Immunity To Fatal Fungus

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401101745.htm

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

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

iReport.com: Killer bees take over backyard

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-241592

Africanized bee

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

US wages war on bugs afflicting troops abroad

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090410/ap_on_re_us/war_and_bugs;_ylt=Ao_N2HJdhd.RYexFyPYa81MPLBIF

Researchers Unravel Role Of Priming In Plant Immunity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090402143449.htm

Algae Genes Shed Light On Carbon In Oceans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090409142240.htm

Algae

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

Robot gardener plants, tends and harvests

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30109901/

Flame Retardants Concern To US Coastal Ecosystems, NOAA Reports

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401112450.htm

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers

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

Water monitor eyes farm runoff in Gulf of Mexico

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090410/ap_on_bi_ge/farm_scene_gulf_runoff;_ylt=Atg5i7GKRjvKB.yTJFUu0mEPLBIF

Gulf of Mexico

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

Eye 'compensates for blind spot'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7958838.stm

Human eye

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

Waist Size Found To Be Predictor Of Heart Failure In Both Men And Women

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090407174647.htm

Sagittal Abdominal Diameter

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

Early HIV therapy improves survival: review

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/04/09/hiv-treatment-early.html

HIV

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

Chemical Compound May Stop Deadly Brain Tumors

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090409142256.htm

α-KG (α-Ketoglutaric acid?)

Cancer, Asthma: New Light Shed On Inflammatory Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090409142238.htm

Increase In P53 Mutation Linked To Advanced Colorectal Cancer In African Americans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401101741.htm

p53

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P53_(protein)



New Studies Examine Elimination Of Hepatitis B And C

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401112452.htm

Hepatitis B

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

Hepatitis C

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

Non-antibiotic Drugs To Combat Infections?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090408145546.htm

Adults should be vaccinated for whooping cough, says N.S. expert

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/04/10/whooping-cough-study-dalhousie889.html

Pertussis

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


Chicken Soup May Fight Blood Pressure: Passover's Matzoh Ball Soup May Be Good For Your Health

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090402120707.htm

Passover

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

Peanut Plant Fined $14.6M For Salmonella

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/10/health/main4934238.shtml

Plainview Peanut Corp. LLC

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

Report: Source of Okla. E. coli outbreak a mystery

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090409/ap_on_re_us/deadly_bacteria;_ylt=AgtjC5xaEQ8A.3J.HLLeJDas0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFkMm1mYXFsBHBvcwMxNDIEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9oZWFsdGgEc2xrA3JlcG9ydHNvdXJjZQ--

E. Coli

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Coli

Water cut off in Mexican capital

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/7993279.stm

Mexico City

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

City to run solely on sun's power

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2009/04/09/boxleitner.fl.solar.city.wbbh

PETA asks Pet Shop Boys to change name

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/10/peta.pet.shop.boys/index.html

PETA

http://www.peta.org/

California Condor Suffering from Poisoning, Wounding and More for Sunday, March 15, 2009

Gymnogyps californianus image licensed under Creative Commons by bsterling

Poisoned, wounded Calif. condor treated at LA Zoo

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090314/ap_on_re_us/california_condor;_ylt=Ao82I4uRXRss6y.Yu.3QdQis0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlcHEwdmJxBHBvcwMxMDcEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9zY2llbmNlBHNsawNwb2lzb25lZHdvdW4-

Gymnogyps californianus

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

Falcons combat Dubai's pigeon 'pest'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7943314.stm

Falconry

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

Island of the Rats: Soon it May Be Rat-Free

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=7079928&page=1

Adak

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

Traffic Could Trigger Heart Attacks

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090313171310.htm

Carbon-neutral goal for Maldives

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7944760.stm

Maldives

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

Wind Shifts May Stir CO2, Amplify Warming

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090312140842.htm

Silica Algae Reveal How Ecosystems React To Climate Changes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090309093155.htm

Obama bans 'downer' cows from food supply

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29691788/

Salmonella cases: Half still come from crackers

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29619415/

Check Your Burgers: E. Coli Season Ahead

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/story?id=7080622&page=1

Green tea, mushrooms lower breast cancer risk

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29681075/

Tiny Brain Region Key To Fear Of Predators

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090309191455.htm

Reducing Suicidal Behaviors Among Adolescents

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090310120349.htm

'The Unexpected' Is Key To Human Learning

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090313145952.htm

What Drove The Cow Mad? Lessons From A Tiny Fish

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090309205323.htm

Single Virus Particle Can Cause Infection

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090313150254.htm

Novel Antibiotics That Don't Trigger Antibiotic Resistance Developed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090313150121.htm

The Making Of An Intestinal Stem Cell

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090305121647.htm