WHO Urges Awareness, EU Urges Calm, Thursday, April 30, 2009

Please Note: We are taking the advice of Dr. Chan of the WHO under advisement. But we are also taking the advice of the EU not to panic. (Does anybody listen to Joe Biden anyway?)

Unrelated: is it ethical to use dynamite in paleontology? (We urge you to use the Wiki link to paleontology as they have what appears to be an excellent graphic on the page).

Mexico shuts down economy as flu pandemic imminent

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre53n228-us-flu/

EU warns against swine flu panic

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8027043.stm

Mapping the outbreak

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8021547.stm

Avian Flu Research Sheds Light On Swine Flu

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429132238.htm

Swine flu source spawns wild theories

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre53t3zk-us-flu-theories/

From Swine Flu To Dengue Fever: Infectious Disease Risks On The Rise

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429162152.htm

Evolution In A
Test Tube: Scientists Make Molecules That Evolve And Compete, Mimicking Behavior Of Darwin's Finches

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429140849.htm

New Pill To Treat Multiple Sclerosis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429205613.htm

Multiple Sclerosis

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

U.S. Shorts Critical Farm Animal Research, Scientists Say

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090423142450.htm

Tiny Differences In Our Genes Help Shed Light On The Big Picture Of Human History

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429162244.htm

Human Genome

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

Native Americans Descended From Single Group

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090428223836.htm

Native American

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

Spider sex violent but effective

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8023413.stm

Harpactea sadistica

http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/z01698p068f.pdf

Dynamite Used To Reveal New Layer Of Dinosaur Fossils

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429131935.htm

Dynamite

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

For Friday, May 16, 2008

Parrot photo licensed under Creative Commons by Swamibu

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080516/hl_nm/myanmar_cyclone_cholera_dc

Some cholera confirmed in cyclone-hit Myanmar - Yahoo! News

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

Cholera - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080516/ap_on_sc/nitrogen;_ylt=AsczeGShq7B9wAQEr8ynb_Ks0NUE

Researchers warn of nitrogen hazard to environment - Yahoo! News

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

Nitrogen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080516/sc_livescience/12speciesonthebrinkofextinction;_ylt=AnEQ2fEb9iEHE9D88FpJlrYPLBIF

12 Species on the Brink of Extinction - Yahoo! News



http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080515/sc_afp/russiaspaceanimaloffbeat;_ylt=AiFbeTTGX8iWTKONHr_6f4YPLBIF

Russian scientists announce 'spaceroach' grandchildren: report - Yahoo! News

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

Cockroach - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080516/ts_afp/worldenvironmentanimals;_ylt=AoFgQ1KKs93opWdAoVYyuKkPLBIF

Wildlife numbers plummet globally: WWF - Yahoo! News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7403989.stm

BBC NEWS UK Wildlife populations 'plummeting'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7404268.stm

BBC NEWS Health Obese blamed for the world's ills

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

Obesity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/beds/bucks/herts/7404581.stm

BBC NEWS UK England Beds/Bucks/Herts Woman led into river by guide dog

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7402853.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Ancestors had leg-up to trees

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7405004.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Alien threat to truffle delicacy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuber_(genus)#Black_truffle

Tuber melanosporum



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7401099.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Concern over small biomass option

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

Biomass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080515154635.htm

'Mitochondrial Eve' Research: Humanity Was Genetically Divided For 100,000 Years

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080515120759.htm

Rapid, Dramatic 'Reverse Evolution' Documented In Tiny Fish Species

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

Gasterosteidae

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080514131125.htm

Warming Climate Is Changing Life On Global Scale, Says New Study

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080515171023.htm

Simple Artificial Cell Created From Scratch To Study Cell Complexity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080514082019.htm

Bears And Hibernation: New Insights Into Metabolism In Extreme Conditions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080516111849.htm

Success By Learning -- Smallest Predator Recognizes Prey By Its Shape

http://www.americazoo.com/goto/index/mammals/48.htm

Savi's pygmy shrew, Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus)

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080516112715.htm

Biodiversity Loss Puts People At Risk

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080513140127.htm

Introducing Virus Resistant 'Orange Bulldog' Pumpkins

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

Pumpkin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080515171017.htm

Bacteria-resistant Films Created: Microbe Adhesion Depends On Surface Stiffness

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080516123153.htm

55 Million Year Old Parrot Fossil Discovered In Scandinavia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080515145406.htm

Climbing As Easy As Walking For Smaller Primates

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24665086/

Death toll hits 43 in China from hand, foot and mouth disease virus sickening young kids - MSNBC Wire Services- msnbc.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24624782/

Mom rejects rare tiger cub born on Mom's Day - Science- msnbc.com

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/16/croatia.body.ap/index.html

Woman's dead body lies in flat for 35 years - CNN.com

For Monday, May 12, 2008

http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/UFO-39spotted39-in-Derry.4068021.jp

UFO 'spotted' in Derry

Right Whale photo licensed under Creative Commons by yeimaya

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/skorea_bird_flu;_ylt=AjwJ8eo0Dnj0lkRToZdTKmoDW7oF

All poultry in Seoul killed after bird flu outbreak - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080512/od_afp/australiaanimalshark_080512024609

Australian pokes great white shark in eye - Yahoo! News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7392072.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Microwaves 'cook ballast aliens'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7385906.stm

BBC NEWS Americas Amazon's future in delicate balance

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7395356.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Cannibal theory for locust swarms

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

Locust - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Photo licensed under Creative Commons by Moambique-Moments

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7394608.stm

BBC NEWS UK Scotland Edinburgh, East and Fife Giant panda hope for Scottish zoo

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7394384.stm

BBC NEWS Americas Pelican 'bombs' bather in Florida

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

Pelican - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080511190843.htm

Female Concave-eared Frogs Draw Mates With Ultrasonic Calls

http://zipcodezoo.com/key/odorrana_genus.asp

Odorrana (Genus)

http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Odorrana&where-species=tormota

AmphibiaWeb - Odorrana tormota

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080511205328.htm

Human Aging Gene Found In Flies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080508135223.htm

Bread Mold May Unlock Secret To Eliminating Disease-causing Genes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080508222429.htm

Tomato Stands Firm In Face Of Fungus


http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/16224878/detail.html

Rare Photos Of Rarest Whale Giving Birth Released - Boston News Story - WCVB Boston

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

Eubalaena glacialis

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Eubalaena_glacialis.html

ADW: Eubalaena glacialis: Information



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