Revised/Updated Monday, June 22, 2009 from Sunday, June 21, 2009

Nestlé recalls cookie dough products

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31444614/ns/health-infectious_diseases/

Nestle Toll House Refrigerated Cookie Dough Voluntary Recall

http://www.verybestbaking.com/products/tollhouse/dough.aspx

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

http://www.cdc.gov/

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

http://www.fda.gov/

New Vaccination Strategy May Protect Against Both Lethal 1918 And H5N1 Influenza Viruses

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090619112429.htm

1918 Flu Pandemic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_flu_pandemic

H5N1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H5N1

Cancer In Humans: Cost Of Being Smarter?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090610091222.htm

Apoptosis

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

Humans More Related To Orangutans Than Chimps, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090618084304.htm

Homo sapiens

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

Pongo

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

Pan

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

Whaling talks target compromise

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8112055.stm

Mekong dolphins almost extinct, WWF says

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/17/cambodia.dolphins/index.html

Orcaella brevirostris

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

Orcaella brevirostris (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/328535

Orcaella brevirostris (IUCN Red List – Vulnerable)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/15419/0

Mammoths survived late in Britain

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8106090.stm

Mammuthus

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

Polar Bear And Walrus Populations In Trouble

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090618195804.htm

Ursus maritimus

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

Ursus maritimus (IUCN Red List – Vulnerable)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22823/0

Ursus maritimus (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/328580

Odobenus

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

Highland park unveils tiger cubs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8104260.stm

Panthera tigris altaica

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

Panthera tigris altaica (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/1253183

Fox cubs make public debut

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Vulpes zerda

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

Vulpes zerda (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/328001

Canadian seal hunt 'collapsing'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8106539.stm

Red panda has rare set of triplets

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31465921/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Ailurus fulgens

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

Ailurus fulgens (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/327984

Ailurus fulgens (IUCN Red List – Vulnerable)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/714/0

Streetlights ruin a bat's commute, a study shows

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8108912.stm

Chiroptera

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

Rats play odds in gambling task

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8105963.stm

Rattus

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

Squirrel nuts over builder friend

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/8108297.stm

Sciuridae

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

Severely Memory-deficit Mutant Mouse Created

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090619112331.htm

Mus

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

'Weedy' Bird Species May Win As Temperatures Rise

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090609215939.htm

Antibiotics-resistant Gulls Worry Scientists

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090618093242.htm

Boy Or Girl? In Lizards, Egg Size Matters

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090604124015.htm

Dinosaurs May Have Been Smaller Than Previously Thought

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090621195620.htm

Dinosauria

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

New dino gives bird wing clue

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8105513.stm

Limusaurus inextricabilis

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

Thai Navy Helps Turtles

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Banning Certain Fishing Gear Can Help Save Reefs From Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617154405.htm

Caribbean Coral Reefs Flattened

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090609215924.htm

Great whites 'plan' seal attacks

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8110000/8110246.stm

Carcharodon carcharias

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

Carcharodon carcharias (FishBase Link)

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=751&genusname=Carcharodon&speciesname=carcharias

Carcharodon carcharias (IUCN Red List)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/3855/0

Carcharodon carcharias (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/213726

Deadly Parasite Could Endanger Salmon And Trout Populations In U.K.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617155011.htm

Sphaerothecum destruens

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

Ancient crustaceans produced enormous sperm, scientists find

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8107515.stm

Ostracoda

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

Insects' Sex Scents Can Save Lives

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617155009.htm

Rhodnius prolixus

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

Triatoma brasliensis

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

Chagas disease

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

Scientists Show Bacteria Can 'Learn' And Plan Ahead

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617131400.htm

Hysterectomies a stem cell source

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8103345.stm

Hysterectomy

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

Stem cell

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

The plant that pretends to be ill

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8108000/8108940.stm

Caladium steudneriifolium

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

Plants Engage In Self-recognition?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090619171244.htm

Artemisia tridentata

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

Canada to ban some chemicals in toys, vinyl bibs

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/n19449699-us-phthalates/

Phthalate

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

Reproductive Health Effects Found From Low Doses Of Bisphenol-A

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617104911.htm

BPA

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

Certain Zinc-based Cold Remedies Linked To Loss Of Sense Of Smell, FDA Says

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090618130709.htm

Punching Holes Into Herpes Viruses

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090611194127.htm

Herpes

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

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

For Friday, January 9, 2009

Rare venomous mammal is caught on camera

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7791989.stm

Solenodon paradoxus

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

How many meerkats? London Zoo critter count

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28562653/

Suricata suricatta

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

Mosquitoes make sweet love music

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7814404.stm

Culicidae

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

Ancient Odor-detecting Mechanism In Insects

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090108121625.htm

To Bee Or Not To Bee

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/09/tech/main4709462.shtml

Big, Old Mice Spread Deadly Hantavirus

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090106230720.htm

Nose-spray Vaccine Against Botulism Effective In First Tests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090108101633.htm

Structure Mediating Spread Of Antibiotic Resistance Identified

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090108144753.htm

Neanderthals done in by competition

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28562264/

Mothers Pass On Disease Clues To Offspring

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090105120312.htm

Half Of World's Population Could Face Climate-induced Food Crisis By 2100

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090108144745.htm

Heat may spark world food crisis

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7817684.stm

FDA scientists complain to Obama of 'corruption'

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090108/ap_on_go_ot/fda_dissidents;_ylt=AlnerMv5NcxjfMjXXVZGSFus0NUE

Salmonella outbreak: 1 in 5 victims in hospital

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28567096/

'Unprecedented' UK rise in measles

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7819874.stm

Global Warming: Overrides Volcano Cooling?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090105175356.htm

Decline Of Carbon-dioxide-gobbling Plankton Coincided With Ancient Global Cooling

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090108111419.htm

Andes' Formation Was A 'Species Pump' For South America

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090109083451.htm

Animals in Bulgaria zoo shiver without gas heating

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090109/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_russia_ukraine_gas_zoo;_ylt=ArcvhOosbaCOB_.iYjaZVJwPLBIF

Japan scientists clone legendary bull

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090108/sc_afp/sciencejapanbiotechcloningfood_newsmlmmd;_ylt=Aj0P1o6Zi9.xiJM7UsJTJokPLBIF

What Are These Remains?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1109174/Is-Beast-Exmoor-Body-mystery-animal-washes-beach.html

Beast of Exmoor

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