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

For Monday, July 28, 2008

Basking shark image licensed under Creative Commons by kernosweb

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080725/ap_on_go_ot/salmonella_lobbying

Food industry bitten by its lobbying success


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7520868.stm

Rare fossils in India threatened

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7524557.stm

Shark-spotters wanted in Cornwall

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=90

Cetorhinus maximus - FishBase


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080727/ap_on_re_as/china_pandas;_ylt=AgKv9On5UsSiuGXiECL18dCs0NUE

4 panda cubs born at Chinese breeding center

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080726/sc_livescience/thesurprisinghistoryofamericaswildhorses;_ylt=Av4Of_v3hokLY3oLbA6KVz0PLBIF

The Surprising History of America's Wild Horses

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080724/sc_afp/spaingeologyhistoryscience;_ylt=AhW96ZW_0oUP.hqXMu5QpZwPLBIF

Unknown insects found in 110-million-year-old amber in Spain


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/7526871.stm

Rare seahorses born at aquarium

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1801

Hippocampus hippocampus - FishBase

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080727224101.htm

Francisella Tularensis: Stopping A Biological Weapon

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

Francisella tularensis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080727224059.htm

Bacteria Reveal Secret Of Adaptation At Evolution Canyon

For Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Red Kite image licensed under Creative Commons by Chubby Bat

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_he_me/salmonella_tomatoes;_ylt=AnOpvtB1oC5bJi0o0Gtwze6s0NUE

FDA finds salmonella strain in jalapeno pepper - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080723/ap_on_sc/dead_zone;_ylt=Anmqluy_Ajig2SsHVYqzdx2s0NUE

Researcher says Gulf dead zone bigger than ever - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080720/ap_on_sc/brazil_dead_penguins;_ylt=AgDFccpy4PHwrRstKh08_ZWs0NUE

Hundreds of baby penguins found dead in Brazil - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080719/ap_on_sc/wolf_delisting;_ylt=AiaHCLR9m5eESsjgLvsN7M6s0NUE

Judge restores protection for Rockies wolves - Yahoo! News


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080722/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_galapagos_george;_ylt=Ao7DQWR.5Mx13_HOhIwXDvftiBIF

Lonesome George may end bachelor days on Galapagos - Yahoo! News

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

Geochelone nigra abingdoni - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080723/ap_on_re_eu/eu_canada_seal_hunt;_ylt=AtUZQdHQMFgqwQ2fyYL.6HUPLBIF

EU proposes crackdown on seal hunt - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_re_as/china_pandas;_ylt=Al_lNGZ7KunoGVpIc6lmhucPLBIF

7 pandas remain at famed breeding center in China - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080722/sc_livescience/fossilsuggestsantarcticamuchwarmerinpast;_ylt=AtXKsCdJM9tIp025etssVScPLBIF

Fossil Suggests Antarctica Much Warmer in Past

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7519614.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Fossils date Dry Valleys' origin

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080722192345.htm

Unique Fossil Discovery Shows Antarctic Was Once Much Warmer

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

Ostracod - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7511352.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Dolphin call tells calf who's mum

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

Tursiops truncatus and T. aduncus

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7513635.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature '100 months to save the planet'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7519263.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature New white whale spotted

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

Megaptera novaeangliae

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

Leucism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7517700.stm

BBC NEWS UK Northern Ireland Back from the brink, Red Kites return

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

Milvus milvus

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080722091652.htm

Ultrasonic Frogs Can Tune Their Ears To Different Frequencies

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

AmphibiaWeb - Odorrana tormota

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080722072025.htm

New Population Of Highly Threatened Greater Bamboo Lemur Found In Madagascar

http://www.animalinfo.org/species/primate/hapasimu.htm

Animal Info - Greater Bamboo Lemur

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080721001742.htm

Adding Lime To Seawater May Cut Carbon Dioxide Levels Back To Pre-industrial Levels

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

Calcium oxide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080721092416.htm

90 Billion Tons Of Microbial Organisms Live In Deep Marine Subsurface: More Archaea Than Bacteria


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080720150203.htm

Genetics Of White Horses Unraveled: One Mutation Makes Ordinary Horses Turn Grey, Then White, Very Young

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080722225336.htm

Commercial Bees Spreading Disease To Wild Pollinating Bees


http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1825244,00.html?cnn=yes


When Jellyfish Attack - TIME

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

Pelagia noctiluca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For Friday, June 27, 2008

North Pole photo licensed under Creative Commons by 9.81 meters per second squared

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080627/sc_livescience/northpolecouldbeicefreethissummer;_ylt=AmGqBYn9_lcd5MHUyXj864us0NUE

North Pole Could be Ice-Free This Summer - Yahoo! News

http://www.livescience.com/environment/080626-north-pole.html

North Pole Could be Ice-Free This Summer

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080627/ap_on_fe_st/odd_horse_commute;_ylt=Av91h6SA3Df_H_op9qD7WAis0NUE

Wash. dentist's staff saddles up to beat gas costs - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080626/sc_nm/birds_evolution_dc;_ylt=AuAPB7Ixg1QFqU2pnfjnBX4PLBIF

New bird family tree reveals some odd ducks - Yahoo! News

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25395007/

10 things you didn’t know about birds - LiveScience- msnbc.com

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080626141117.htm

Huge Genome-scale Phylogenetic Study Of Birds Rewrites Evolutionary Tree-of-life

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7470859.stm

BBC NEWS UK Scotland Highlands and Islands Bees seeking 'sugary' garden pest

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080623175401.htm

Database Shows Effects Of Acid Rain On Microorganisms In Adirondack Lakes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080624145103.htm

Genomics Of Large Marine Animals Showcased

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080626142526.htm

What It's Like To Be A Bat: Vocal Sonar Does More Than Locate Objects; It Cues Memory And Assists Flight

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080626075537.htm

How To Build A Plant: Plant Architecture From The Genomics Toolbox

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080625091640.htm

Breakthrough In Plant Medicine Production

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

Glycosylation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25395515/

Scientists take a swat at mosquitoes - LiveScience- msnbc.com

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

Aedes aegypti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25410938/

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - Science- msnbc.com

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

Stromatolite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25396517/

Early life survived huge cosmic impact - Space.com- msnbc.com

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/astronomy/east_coast_asteroid_010320.html

SPACE.com -- Huge East Coast Impact Crater Leaves Legacy of Water Woes

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/06/27/floods/index.html

Muskrats weaken, bust Mississippi River levee

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

Ondatra zibethicus

http://www.ktvu.com/news/16722523/detail.html

SF Zoo Denies Report That Tiger In Fatal Attack Was Underfed - News Story - KTVU San Francisco

For Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Photo licensed under Creative Commons by unforth

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080617/ap_on_sc/sci_dinosaur_find

Utah announces 'major dinosaur fossil discovery' - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080617/ap_on_re_as/china_quake_pandas;_ylt=Aknj0aWoPpTTdaeXpSUeo_6s0NUE

Panda habitat damaged by China quake - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080617/ap_on_re_us/sci_reversible_vasectomy;_ylt=Aop2X4jo60TNC050bdBivTys0NUE

Zoo performs first reverse vasectomy on horse - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080617/ap_on_sc/sci_there_there_now;_ylt=AsihAw2wG5UsHDEaMrABBQWs0NUE

Study: Chimps calm each other with hugs, kisses - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080617/sc_livescience/likehumansotherapesplanahead;_ylt=ApRA0efjHdMnDKKcfHJSaU8PLBIF

Like Humans, Other Apes Plan Ahead - Yahoo! News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7458415.stm

BBC NEWS Health Egg-freezing technique 'is safe'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7458155.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Greenland whale hunt 'commercial'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7459472.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Space cameras to monitor forests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080613111131.htm

Uncovering The Truth Behind The Largest Marsupial To Walk The Earth

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

Diprotodon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080613165830.htm

Decision-Making, Risk-Taking Similar In Bees And Humans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080611135020.htm

Bee Species Outnumber Mammals And Birds Combined

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080612095527.htm

Chemists Get Scoop On Crude 'Oil' From Pig Manure

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080613101121.htm

Lizards Pull A Wheelie

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

Basiliscus basiliscus

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080613092514.htm

Life's Raw Materials May Have Come From The Stars, Scientists Confirm

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

Murchison meteorite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080615142247.htm

Sea's Ebb And Flow Drive World's Big Extinction Events, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080612150144.htm

Humor Shown To Be Fundamental To Our Success As A Species

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080611144021.htm

Fossils Found In Tibet Revise History Of Elevation, Climate

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080611161038.htm

Woolly Mammoth Gene Study Changes Extinction Theory

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080612144558.htm

Mysterious Mountain Dinosaur May Be New Species

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080613111410.htm

Australian Dinosaur Found To Have South American Heritage

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

Megaraptor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25197251/

Eight great extinct species - Science- msnbc.com

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

Monachus tropicalis

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25200135/

'White stuff' mystifies Mars researchers - Mars- msnbc.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25082279

Another hand-raised zoo baby: It's a sloth! - Science- msnbc.com

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/06/16/dinosaur.mummy.ap/index.html

Dinosaur mummy holds many secrets - CNN.com

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/06/12/endangered.lions.ap/index.html

Alarm raised for Kenya's Amboseli lions - CNN.com