From Rhincodon to Rhinichthys to Gromphadorhina and More for Thursday, May 7, 2009

Jaguar makes surprise visit to Panama island

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30607560/

Panthera onca

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

Barro Colorado Island

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

'Dumped' dogs turn to cannibalism

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8037635.stm

Feds: Mountain-dwelling pika may need protection

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090506/ap_on_re_us/us_global_warming_pika;_ylt=ApLfuPkHwBMokFhZVmtra_APLBIF

Ochotona princeps

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

Meet the brains of the animal world

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8023295.stm

Whale of a time The tricky business of tagging the world's biggest fish

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8033706.stm

Rhinocodon typus

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

Feds to reconsider critical habitat for 2 fish

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090507/ap_on_sc/us_threatened_fish;_ylt=AvVjlH9JFQwnhGv4sD2WeMgPLBIF

Meda fulgida

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

Rhinichthys cobitis

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


Scientists test scorpion toxin on tumors

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Scorpion toxin

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

Gel-Based Glue Fastens Snails To Wet Surfaces, Model For Surgical Adhesive

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090501200853.htm

Smith et al. Robust cross-links in molluscan adhesive gels: Testing for contributions from hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2009; 152 (2): 110 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2008.10.004

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2008.10.004

Arion subfuscus

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

Mites On Hissing Cockroach May Benefit Humans With Allergies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429132243.htm

Gromphadorhina portentosa

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

'Diving Beetle' Named After Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090506202946.htm

A new species of Agaporomorphus Zimmermann from Venezuela, and a review of
the A. knischi species group (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Copelatinae)

http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/z01859p068f.pdf


Inner Workings Of Human Embryonic Stem Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430132528.htm

Three genes help breast cancer spread to brain

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5456ql-us-cancer-brain/

Cancer-causing Virus Associated With Higher Risk Of New HIV Infection

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430172946.htm

Aristocrat guilty of Kenya manslaughter

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8037430.stm

Thomas P. G. Cholmondeley

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_P._G._Cholmondeley

Wild fruit trees face extinction

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8036785.stm

White Tea: Solution To Obesity Epidemic?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430194803.htm

White tea

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

Adipocytes

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

Rise Of Oxygen Caused Earth's Earliest Ice Age

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090507094218.htm

Origin of giant bloom discovered

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8026000/8026847.stm

Sea Salt Holds Clues To Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430115909.htm

Carbon Balance Of Terrestrial Ecosystems In China

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090501091149.htm

Organic Dairy Manure May Offer High Quality Fertilizer Option

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090502084607.htm

'Stinky' Drywall Imported From China Raises Health And Safety Concerns

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090504094246.htm

Swine Flu Genes Dissimilar To Past Pandemics

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090506131507.htm

More than 2,000 cases of swine flu worldwide, 44 deaths: WHO

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/05/07/swine-flu-who050709.html

Devastating Climate Change and More for Sunday, February 15, 2009

Cygnus olor image licensed under Creative Commons by barnoid

Climate Change Likely To Be More Devastating

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090214162648.htm

Same Species Found at Both Ends of Earth

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090215/sc_livescience/samespeciesfoundatbothendsofearth;_ylt=At8iI6H.dmezQDTbVSsasT8PLBIF

The Tiny, Slimy Savior of Global Coral Reefs

http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=6870585&page=1

Male whales prefer enormous females

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29187881/


Vibrations 'could save elephants'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7890919.stm

Tigers' latest hope: Maggie the dung-sniffing dog

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090213/ap_on_re_as/as_cambodia_chasing_tigers;_ylt=Avo69M_6Bb6VvBogZ2fFvIQPLBIF

Better Artificial Nose Inspired By Sniffer-dogs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213172533.htm

White-nose Kills Hundreds Of Bats Near Abandoned Mines In Pennsylvania

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090203172713.htm

White nose syndrome

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

Feds to consider protection for American pika

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090212/ap_on_re_us/pika_protection;_ylt=AmT4eQ.upS2wIqddd_Xrl50PLBIF

Ochotona princeps

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

Penguins Marching Into Trouble

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212171936.htm

Spheniscus magellanicus

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

World’s Oldest Swan Found Dead In Denmark

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213115129.htm

Cygnus olor

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

Ultimate 'gentleman's agreement' helps tropical birds mate

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7891243.stm

Chiroxiphia linearis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-tailed_Manakin

Cheap Roses Cost The Earth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213070917.htm

Survey shows polar seas are no biological desert

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090215/ap_on_re_au_an/as_antarctica_bountiful_sea;_ylt=Ar7OP39k0lCnbdpSNAjH9Vus0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTJtZTg1dDNtBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwMjE1L2FzX2FudGFyY3RpY2FfYm91bnRpZnVsX3NlYQRwb3MDMTMEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yeQRzbGsDc3VydmV5c2hvd3Nw

People pump out more carbon than expected

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29199545/

Seeing The Forest And The Trees Helps Cut Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213114313.htm

Biofuels Boom Could Fuel Rainforest Destruction, Researcher Warns

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090214162758.htm

How Deadly Fungus Protects Itself

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090203175341.htm

Cryptococcus neoformans

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

Artificial Cells, Simple Model For Complex Structure

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090214162646.htm

Atlanta Flight Test Evaluates Technique For Saving Fuel And Reducing Noise In Airliners

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090203091356.htm

Flu outbreak sweeps country

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Obama to lift ban on stem cell research soon: aide

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51e122-us-usa-obama-stemcells/

Light 'could detect Parkinson's'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7890040.stm

Pollution link to asthma in womb

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7888735.stm

Smokers Putting Their Loved Ones At Risk Of Heart Attacks

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090211101714.htm

How Influenza Virus Hijacks Human Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204131615.htm

Shades Of 1918? Comparing Avian Flu With A Notorious Killer From The Past

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210092842.htm

VA clinic warns of possible contaminant exposure

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090214/ap_on_re_us/veterans_colonoscopies;_ylt=AjraNKPPEMeb3hYIj2jSr2as0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFkZmozMDI3BHBvcwMxMzkEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9oZWFsdGgEc2xrA3ZhY2xpbmljd2Fybg--

‘Wake Up’ To Health Risks Of Heavy Snoring

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090203140837.htm

Sleep apnea

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

Vigorous Exercise May Help Prevent Vision Loss

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210092840.htm

Mixed Population Provides Insights Into Human Genetic Makeup

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090214162756.htm

Ways To Minimize Tinnitus -- Troublesome Noises In The Ears

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204165913.htm

Tinnitus

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

Words give brain handle on feelings: U.S. researcher

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51d20l-us-feelings-words/

New Happiness Research Demonstrates When Material Items Are The Best Option

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090211111000.htm

Computerized Writing Aids Make Writing Easier For Persons With Aphasia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090203081611.htm

Aphasia

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

Survival Of The Weakest? Cyclical Competition Of 3 Species Favors Weakest As Victor

Hamsters Make Electricity With Nanogenerators

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213115020.htm

Tailor-made Recombinant Proteins In Mammals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090209122551.htm

New Questions About Evolution Of Hormones In Mammals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213114309.htm

Mammal

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

Yeasts More Different Than Humans And Chimps

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213114325.htm

Pre-verbal Number Sense Common To Monkeys, Babies, College Kids

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213114156.htm