Regrow Your Teeth? and More for Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Scientists study huge plastic patch in Pacific

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5730et-us-ocean-plastics/

NASA goes green with new sustainability base

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32299032/ns/technology_and_science-space/

Geckos' Amazing Grip Is Triggered By Gravity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090804210625.htm

Gekkonidae

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

Replacement teeth grown in mice

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8182684.stm

Scientists halt epilepsy in mice

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8178703.stm

Orangutan ruse misleads predators

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8184015.stm

Pongo

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

Fishermen attack Amazon dolphins

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8184000/8184157.stm

Poaching Crisis As Rhino Horn Demand Booms In Asia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090726092605.htm

Rhinoceros horn

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceros_horn#Horns

European bison on 'genetic brink'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8182000/8182104.stm

Bison bonasus

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

Bison bonasus (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/328110

Bison bonasus (IUCN Red List – Vulnerable)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/2814/0

Domestic dog origins challenged

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8182371.stm

Canis lupus familiaris

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

Canis lupus familiaris (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1228387

Iconic fire-singed koala faces risky surgery

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32296776/ns/world_news-asiapacific/

Phascolarctos cinereus

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

Phascolarctos cinereus (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/128425

Rare turtles at risk from tourists in Greece

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8183308.stm

Thinking Crickets: 'Cognitive' Processes Underlie Memory Recall In Crickets

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090803193645.htm

Gryllidae

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

Urban dwellers 'should keep bees'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8184655.stm

Apiary

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

Ancient spiders yield 3D secrets

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8184396.stm

Forests fall to beetle outbreak

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre57300n-us-usa-forests-beetle/

Dendroctonus ponderosae

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

First-ever 'Wanderlust Gene' Found In Tiny Bony Fish

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090804193236.htm

Sick Fish May Get Sicker Due To Climate Change And Other Stresses

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090803185830.htm

Coral Reefs Face Increasing Difficulties Recovering From Storm Damage

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090623112119.htm

International Marine Project Helps Protect Some Of The World's Rarest And Most Fragile Coral Reefs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090804071820.htm

Galapagos Coral Conservation: Impact Mitigation, Mapping and Monitoring

http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/66755/

Ocean coral 'offers pain therapy'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8183039.stm

Terpenoids—LXXII1: Chemical studies of marine invertebrates—XXVI, 2 Δ9(12)-capnellene-3β,8β,10α,14-tetrol, a novel polyoxygenated sesquiterpene from the alcyonarian capnella imbricata


http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6THR-42NJFYR-75&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=3243f026b51d0c8c20e535253c5ca00b
Coral

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

Greenroofs Can Save Cities Millions Of Gallons Of Water

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090803083628.htm

Green roof

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

Understanding Biology Of Guam's Native Fadang Tree

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090723113504.htm

Cycas micronesica

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

Cycas micronesica (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/630768

Cycas micronesica (IUCN Red List – Endangered)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/61316/0

Tires Made From Trees: Better, Cheaper, More Fuel Efficient

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090721122846.htm

Newly Discovered Snow Roots Are 'Evolutionary Phenomenon'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090611192134.htm

Corydalis conorhiza

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

Trees are 'crucial famine food'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8182673.stm

Growing Evidence Of Marijuana Smoke's Potential Dangers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090805110741.htm

An Ancient Bug Makes Electricity

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/JustOneThing/story?id=8249436&page=1

Geobacter

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

New Yeasts Could Help Fast-Track Biofuel Production

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090801193917.htm

Structure Of Antibiotic Ramoplanin Reveals Promising Mechanism

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090803185828.htm

Ramoplanin

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

Middle Miocene Oxygen Minimum Zone Expansion Offshore West Africa: Evidence For Global Cooling Precursor Events

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090801095806.htm

Miocene

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

New Technique to Catch Fossil Thieves

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32271709/ns/technology_and_science-science/page/2/

Incomplete Entries & Computing Bacteria for Friday, July 24, 2009

* Chrysina image licensed under Creative Commons by Charles Lam

You know we often strive to deliver a 'complete' entry of the daily major postings concerning biology, zoology and other life science topics. Today, we had some unique issues with Blogger freezing up, our (public) Dell Optiplex 755 deleting our data and Microsoft Word (the most current version) and DOS dumping our data...all at the same time. We spoke to the IT people who 'run' the computers and servers here at our IP address, but they reported that it is policy for them to delete all documents when rebooting the servers - even when they have been saved. But, we know that is false based on our previous experience.

Warning!: Based on our experience (above) we strongly suggest moving any and all Word Document work to Google Documents as soon as possible if you are working in the same type of environment.

'Bacterial Computers': Genetically Engineered Bacteria Have Potential To Solve Complicated Mathematical Problems

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090723194321.htm

Halting A Pandemic: NIH Mounts Search For A H1N1 Vaccine

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090723194958.htm

Chinese experts grow live mice from skin cells

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre56m4pw-us-stemcells-china/

Cloud Changes Worsen Global Warming

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090723141812.htm

Swine flu is now in 160 Countries

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8167961.stm

Copper Can Help In The Battle Against Influenza A H1N1, Says Scientist

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090723201456.htm

Landmark Panda Birth Caught on Camera

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8166949.stm

Ailuropoda melanoleuca


http://www.eol.org/pages/328070

Hot secret behind toucan's bill

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8165895.stm

Ramphastidae

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

New Lizard Specie Discovered in India


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8166904.stm

Modest Fisheries Reduction Could Protect Vast Coastal Ecosystems

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090722093802.htm

The Secret of the Green Beetle's Shine

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8166157.stm

Chrysina gloriosa

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

Mayan Forest Conservation 3000 Years Ago

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090722150825.htm

Bacterial Wall to Stop Sahara's Growth?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8166929.stm

'Long-haired' Water Molds Are The Most Virulent

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090721090136.htm

Saprolegnia

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


Longer Life For Milk Drinkers, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090722083720.htm

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

For Sunday, June 21, 2009

Hello, we're back, if only briefly - our duties at the Museum have kept us quite busy. (Our senior editor is the Registrar). A brief TV program review. Last night, on one of our local PBS stations, we were presented with a special program about the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). Though not very scientific, the numbers of this animal and their eggs consumed by humanity is staggering. The program gets more into the legend, "popular tales" and personalities of this quirky little creature. They are indeed creatures to be loved, studied and admired. Miraculous stories of their bravery and resurrections are not to be missed. Sigh...unfortunately the producers felt it necessary to include a bit on Mike the headless chicken. Well, we suppose so... We tried to find a link to the program on the PBS website and failed...sorry! Overall, the program is a delight and not to be missed.

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



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

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

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

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

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

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

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