Life Evolved in Lakes? and Earliest Tree Dweller? & More for Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Extinction Crisis Looms In Oceania

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090728102301.htm

Colder climate tied to longer animal lives

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32179202/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Naming Evolution's Winners And Losers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090729092536.htm

Evolution

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

Wildfires To Increase As Climate Warms

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090728123047.htm

Earliest Animals Lived In Lake Environment

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090727191732.htm

Doushantuo Formation

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

Love Songs of Bowhead Whales: Whales Sings With 'More Than One Voice'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090729074523.htm

Balaena mysticetus

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

Balaena mysticetus (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/328577

Balaena mysticetus (IUCN Red List)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/2467/0

Orangutans swing for their dinner

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8171142.stm

Pongo

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

After Dinosaurs, Mammals Rise But Their Genomes Get Smaller

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090727191919.htm

A fossil records the oldest known creature to live in the trees

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8173117.stm

First Vertebrate To Live In Trees

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090728201732.htm

Suminia getmanovi

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

More To Bats' Vision Than Meets The Eye

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090727203745.htm

Bizarre Walking Bat Has Ancient Heritage

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090729095054.htm

Mystacina tuberculata

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

Mystacina tuberculata (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1038741

Mystacina tuberculata (IUCN Red List – Vulnerable)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/14261/0

Fossil Tooth Remains Of Extinct Rodent Species Discovered: Oldest Find Within This Genus In The World

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090728083707.htm

Bird Population Declines In Northern Europe Explained By Thiamine (Vitamin B1) Deficiency

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090714154921.htm

Thiamine Deficiency

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

How geese squeeze oxygen from thin air

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/07/28/tech-090728-bar-headed-geese-oxygen-altitude-scott.html

Nearly extinct California frog rediscovered

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32129876/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Rana muscosa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_yellow-legged_frog

Rana muscosa (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1019248


Rana muscosa (IUCN Red List – Endangered)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/19177/0


One in six species of freshwater crab face extinction

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8171000/8171268.stm



Insect defence all blood and guts

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8172000/8172168.stm

Acanthoplus discoidalis (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/651276



'Barcode' to help identify plants

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8172673.stm

DNA Barcoding

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

'Organic has no health benefits'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8174482.stm

Dye 'cuts spinal injury severity'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8170033.stm

Brilliant Blue G

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

'No doubt' sunbeds cause cancer

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8172690.stm

Tanning Bed

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

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

Dinosaur-Bird Link is Real and More for May 1, 2009

Image licensed under Creative Commons by eschipul

Today, May 1, 2009, is the day Natural History changed. The dinosaur-bird link is real and was proven by 80 million year old soft tissue. 80 million years old. The editors are in a state of awe.

Dinosaur-Bird Link: Ancient Proteins Preserved In Soft Tissue From 80 Million-Year-Old Hadrosaur

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430144528.htm

Mary H. Schweitzer, Wenxia Zheng, Chris L. Organ, Recep Avci, Zhiyong Suo, Lisa M. Freimark, Valerie S. Lebleu, Michael B. Duncan, Matthew G. Vander Heiden, John M. Neveu, William S. Lane, John S. Cottrell, John R. Horner, Lewis C. Cantley, Raghu Kalluri, and John M. Asara. Biomolecular Characterization and Protein Sequences of the Campanian Hadrosaur B. canadensis. Science, 2009; 324 (5927): 626 DOI: 10.1126/science.1165069

Brachylophosaurus Canadensis

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

Tyrannosaurus rex

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


Swine Flu Or Bird Flu: Scientist Warns Of Six-month Time Lag To Manufacture Pandemic Flu Vaccine

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090427193234.htm

Vaccine pursued as U.S. swine flu cases top 100

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30471035/

Many states lack drugs to treat swine flu

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30511446/

Mexico shuts down to control flu

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8028169.stm

1918 Flu Resulted In Current Lineage Of H1N1 Swine Influenza Viruses

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430111640.htm

Pandemic Study Of 1918-1919 Outbreak Provides Background And Death Rates For 14 European Countries

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430101453.htm

1918 flu pandemic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_flu_pandemic

Lessons from past pandemics

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/30/swine.flu.1918.lessons/index.html

‘Pandemic’ means pay attention, not panic

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30500863/

World fights new flu virus with latest science

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5400wc-us-flu-science/

New flu virus may be a real mongrel, study shows

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5400qi-us-flu-genetics/

Hong Kong's doctors prepare for battle

http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/05/01/1917199.aspx

Bardot slams planned pig cull in Egypt

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090501/wl_mideast_afp/healthfluegyptfrancebardot;_ylt=ArGul0isJpL6Q8AP2ip_6d4PLBIF

Brigitte Bardot

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

Species at Risk Act lacks teeth, conservationists say

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/01/species-risk-conservation.html

Species at Risk Act

http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/s-15.3/text.html

Obama Restores Endangered Species Act

http://news.yahoo.com/s/oneworld/20090430/wl_oneworld/world3621191241124253;_ylt=AkojviUj4jXKEaoivGa73g8PLBIF

Endangered Species Act

http://www.fws.gov/endangered/esa/content.html

Dolphins Keep an Eye Out While Sleeping

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090501/sc_livescience/dolphinskeepaneyeoutwhilesleeping;_ylt=AlexQpkR98vmA43VTJmkFYkPLBIF

Video evidence of birds' remarkable talent for dancing

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8026592.stm

Some Vocal-mimicking Animals, Particularly Parrots, Can Move To A Musical Beat

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430121936.htm

Dogs Are Aggressive If They Are Trained Badly

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090424114315.htm

Canis lupus familiaris

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

Forest Service tries to halt spread of bat fungus

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090501/ap_on_re_us/us_bat_die_off;_ylt=Av2eTVPTT_B01gPWRdSvN34PLBIF

White nose syndrome

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

Fish May Actually Feel Pain And React To It Much Like Humans Do

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430161242.htm

Fish

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

US: Air Dirty Enough To Endanger Lives

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429131158.htm

Cousin Of The 'Ice That Burns' Emerges As Greener New Way To Fight Fires

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090427091548.htm

Fire Extinction Using Carbon Dioxide Hydrate

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ie8019533

Why plants can survive cold, heat, drought

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/01/plant.stress/index.html

Plantae

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

Fertilisers 'reducing diversity'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8026552.stm

Lithium in water 'curbs suicide'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8025454.stm

Lithium

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

FDA announces recall of popular diet pill

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30518843/

Hydroxycut

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

Africa's genetic secrets unlocked

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8027269.stm

Africa

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

China database to track children


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8028256.stm

First edition of Darwin's Origin of Species fetches $60K

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/04/30/darwin-origin-auction-london.html