For Thursday, January 22, 2009

Industrialization Of China Increases Fragility Of Global Food Supply

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090121122826.htm

Chinese milk scam duo face death

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7843972.stm

Scientists develop test for melamine in milk

Hobbit Is Not Human, Skull Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090120144508.htm

Why cross-breeding poses a threat to Scotland's wild deer

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7842458.stm

Inside Dubai's Camel Hospital

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7840690.stm

New Portable Device Detects Salmonella In Under An Hour

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090122080922.htm

Cleaner air 'adds months to life'



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7839336.stm

Is plague still a killer?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7837594.stm

Humans And Mice Express The Same Olfactory Preferences

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090121092401.htm

A billion frogs on world's plates

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7845306.stm

Frogs Are Being Eaten To Extinction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090120195731.htm

Anura

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

Fish Out Of Water: New Species of Climbing Fish from Remote Venezuela Shakes the Catfish Family Tree

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090121122947.htm

A Pest That Knows No Borders: Balkan States Consider Sterile Insect Technique Against Mediterranean Fruit Fly

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090121122940.htm

Ceratitis capitata

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

For Friday, January 2, 2009

Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Australia image licensed under Creative Commons by Leonard Low

A 4-D View Of Fido In The Womb

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/02/earlyshow/main4695970.shtml

Deciphering Dolphin Language With Picture Words

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231005531.htm

Study: Hawaii's pygmy killer whales stay close

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28464492/

Feresa attenuata

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

Coral reef growth is slowest ever

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7807943.stm

Great Barrier Reef coral in crisis

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28436388/

'Ghost-like' white stag spotted

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7238534.stm

Escaped beaver fells river trees

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7805128.stm

US alligator found far from home

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7805080.stm

Killer Mice Bring Albatross Population Closer To Extinction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081228192127.htm

Diomedea dabbenena

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

New Park Protects Penguins And Other Marine Life In Argentina

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090101090053.htm

How The Spider Spun Its Web: ‘Missing Link’ In Spider Evolution Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231130944.htm

Sharks have wimpy bites, study finds

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4bt55v-us-sharks-bite/

Origin Of Species In Oceans Challenged

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231175357.htm

Aquaculture's Growth Seen As Continuing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090102082248.htm

Plants 'more important than ever'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7805804.stm

New Winter Wheat Ready For Prime Time

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090101085340.htm

Across The Americas, Squash And Gourd Bees Are Superb Pollinators

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090101085030.htm

China finds major dinosaur site

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7806062.stm

Bacteria In Ice May Record Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231131813.htm

Six North American Sites Hold 12,900-year-old Nanodiamond-rich Soil

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090101172136.htm

Diamonds linked to N. America comet explosion

Arctic target of international tug-of-war

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/01/02/arctic.rights.dispute/index.html

China dairies offer text apology

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7807637.stm

Chinese police detain tainted milk activist

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/01/02/china-milk.html

Antibiotics before infections save lives: study

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4bu4qu-us-antibiotics-treatment/

Fosamax Side Effect Reports Scare Patients

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/ActiveAging/story?id=6558069&page=1

Alendronic acid

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

Celgene warns that anticlot drug linked to deaths

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081231/ap_on_bi_ge/celgene_drug_warning;_ylt=ApIpr4TEqsEiMahUGuuAUsGs0NUE

Cold med ingredient may treat prostate cancer

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28470061/

Noscapine

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

Evidence of 'risk-taking' brain

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7802751.stm

Preemies at risk for mental disorders as teens

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28469753/

FDA recalls chemical agent used in eye surgery

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28470009/

AMO says FDA approves surgical agent Healon D

http://ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/amo-says-fda-approves-surgical-agent-healon-d.htm

'Bug' could combat dengue fever

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7804326.stm

Dengue fever

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

Grape-seed Extract Kills Laboratory Leukemia Cells, Proving Value Of Natural Compounds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231005257.htm

Put diet on hold to avoid the flu, says study

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7807848.stm

Toxicity Mechanism Identified For Parkinson's Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090101172138.htm

Structure Of New Botulism Nerve Toxin Subtype Revealed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081222163049.htm

Botulinum toxin

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

Link To Severe Staph Infections Found

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081223172709.htm

High-fat Diet Can Disrupt Our Biological Clock

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081228191054.htm

From Rare Bugs To Test Tube Drugs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231131521.htm

Device keeps donor organs fresher

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7805894.stm

Antifreezes Preserve Organs For Transplants

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081222081214.htm

For Friday, December 26, 2008 - Updated Saturday, December 27, 2008

Bubo scandiacus image licensed under Creative Commons by smbmeier

Amazon pollution case could cost Chevron

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28352583/

Orangutans learn to trade favours

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7797776.stm

Africa's oldest chimp, a conservation icon, dies

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28368980/

Gregoire

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregoire_(chimpanzee)

Wolf captured near tourist part of Great Wall

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081225/od_nm/us_china_wolf_odd;_ylt=AiiPl_86EREPioFv5vUAgHWs0NUE

Quiet Bison Sire More Calves Than Louder Rivals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081216131014.htm

Male Rhino, 20, Seeks Mate to Save Species

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=6522115

Snowy Owl -- A Marine Species?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081210143416.htm

Bubo scandiacus

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

Why some Scottish salmon are leaping for joy this year

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/north_east/7797156.stm

Fisheries Catch-22: Captive Breeding Aims To Conserve Biodiversity But Plunders Genetic Diversity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081211081616.htm

Honey Bees On Cocaine Dance More

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081223091308.htm

Modified Plants May Yield More Biofuel

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081222163051.htm

Hobbyists try genetic engineering at home

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28390773/

DIY Genetics: Revolutionary or Risky?

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/ColdandFluNews/wireStory?id=6527921

Tainted milk trial opens in China

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7799986.stm

Millions of older Americans use risky drug combos

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081224/ap_on_he_me/med_drug_interactions;_ylt=AnpY2opzcw3bEcrrOFfOoAGs0NUE

Too sick to work? Need health care? Take a number

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081223/ap_on_he_me/health_care_gap;_ylt=AkkZ1KxZhnrevUbOOOpuwIOs0NUE

U.S. Medical Trash Saving Lives In Africa

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/24/eveningnews/main4686034.shtml

Speed your metabolism with these fat-burners

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28301841/

Diet appears to alter heart failure risk

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28390490/

Another reason to slim your belly

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28390722/

Whooping Cough Making a Comeback

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/ColdandFluNews/story?id=6512732&page=1

Bordetella pertussis

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

'Nano' Drugs Kill Skin, Breast Cancer Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081215151147.htm

New Evidence That Humans Make Aspirin's Active Principle -- Salicylic Acid

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081222122559.htm

Salicylic acid

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

Unwanted Memories Might Be Erasable

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081223121137.htm

Premature Babies Have Altered Senses Later On

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081222100710.htm

How limb pain limits web surfing

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7792671.stm

Water tested where sludge hit homes

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28390371/

Section Update:

Death Valley works to preserve night sky

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28390772/

In U.S., Threat of Rising Sea Levels

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=6531712&page=1

No Quick Or Easy Technological Fix For Climate Change, Researchers Say

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081217190429.htm

Ecosystem Changes In Temperate Lakes Linked To Climate Warming

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081216133442.htm

Real-time Gene Monitoring Developed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081216141855.htm

New Anti-cancer Components Of Extra-virgin Olive Oil Revealed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081217192815.htm

Coral springs back from tsunami

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7800796.stm

Erratic weather 'harms wildlife'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7800869.stm

More than 200 NI rivers polluted

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7798536.stm

Warmer Temperatures Could Lead To A Boom In Corn Pests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081216131024.htm

Huge Chesapeake Bay cleanup falters

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28397801/

Sludge spill estimate now 1 billion gallons

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/26/tennessee.sludge/index.html

Humans And Chimps Register Faces By Using Similar Brain Regions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081218122150.htm

Visual Areas Of Brain Light Up For Valuables

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081224215540.htm

'Painful legacy' of heart attack

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7469236.stm

Skipping sleep 'hardens arteries'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7796922.stm

Whole grains offer heart failure protection

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28390490/

Zimbabwe child malnutrition rises

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7800840.stm

UN says Zimbabwe cholera death toll over 1,500

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/12/27/zimbabwe-cholera.html

For Thursday, October 23, 2008

Limosa lapponica image licensed under Creative Commons by Changhua Coast Conservaction Action's photos

China Arrests 6 Over Tainted Milk Scandal

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/23/world/main4540906.shtml

'Magnetic Death Star' Fossils: Earlier Global Warming Produced A Whole New Form Of Life

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081022135844.htm

Gigantism in unique biogenic magnetite at the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, October 20, 2008 DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0803634105

Building A Better Bee

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081021185217.htm

Beetle invasion threatens New England trees

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081023/ap_on_re_us/beetle_battle;_ylt=AuLez_A.MJE6rSWuE.bndyKs0NUE

Anoplophora glabripennis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_long-horned_beetle



Bird sets record with 7,257-mile nonstop flight

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27322698/

Limosa lapponica

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar-tailed_godwit



Rare Corals Breed Their Way Out Of Trouble

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081021094006.htm

Sugar Plays Key Role In How Cells Work

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081020171442.htm

Which Grass Is Greener? Study To Select Northeast Grasses That Can Power The Bioenergy Era

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081022135630.htm

Ecosystem-level Consequences Of Frog Extinctions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081016124252.htm

Biologists Discover Gene Behind 'Plant Sex Mystery'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081022135427.htm

Baby hedgehog sanctuary

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Soil health 'threatens farming'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7685643.stm

Transplanted cornea still sees after 123 years

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27339516/

Drug may reverse MS brain damage

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7680641.stm

Leukemia drug gives hopes to MS sufferers

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/10/23/ms.treatment/index.html

Alemtuzumab

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

Anti-obesity drug use suspended

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7687311.stm

Unique Properties Of Boron Harnessed To Develop New Drugs And Diagnostics

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081021094210.htm

Boron

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

Sick economy has patients skimping on meds

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27325050/

Crossing Blood-Brain Barrier: New Drug Delivery

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081022073724.htm

Fluorescent feline a scientific breakthrough?

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Me-yow! This cat glows in the dark

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27338236/

For Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Gulo gulo image licensed under Creative Commons by guppiecat

Rare giant pink jellyfish spotted off Florida coast

http://www.yahoo.com/s/963063

Drymonema dalmatinum

http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=51692

Invertebrate Invaders (We've tried to repair this link - for the report, click on the URL just below. Thank You.)

www.usm.edu/gcrl/publications/invertibrates-webfinal.pdf

Antisocial behaviour hormone link

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7642020.stm

Australians urged to eat kangaroo in order to reduce emissions

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7645969.stm

Tiny Organisms Feast On Oil Deep Below Seabed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080930135303.htm

How Human-caused Sounds Affect Marine Mammals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080930095335.htm

Common Insecticide Can Decimate Tadpole Populations

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080929123939.htm

Malathion

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

Experiment Demonstrates 110 Years Of Sustainable Agriculture

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080929123945.htm

More Chinese milk powder found contaminated

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/hongkong.melanine.ap/index.html

A dozen more Chinese dairy companies accused

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081001/ap_on_re_as/as_asia_tainted_milk;_ylt=AuFySGCxA31fKzi17p5E226s0NUE

Feds propose listing 48 Hawaiian species at once

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080930/ap_on_sc/endangered_species;_ylt=At2KGbwHN5RQFCv08svP_e2s0NUE

Lawsuit seeks Species Act protection for wolverine

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080930/ap_on_sc/wolverine_lawsuit;_ylt=AlA.7df5R1.9F.w2SQUg.qSs0NUE

Gulo gulo

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

Tours offer glimpse of sea turtle nesting

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/09/30/sea.turtle.nesting/index.html