DRTB & MS Reversed and More for Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Drug-resistant TB Could Become Widespread

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810161957.htm

Multiple Sclerosis Reversed In Mice

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090811143725.htm

MS

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

First Wi-Fi pacemaker in U.S. gives patient freedom

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5790ak-us-pacemaker/

First Standard Graphical Notation For Biology

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090811161341.htm

Le Novère N, Hucka M, Mi H, Moodie S, Shreiber F, Sorokin A, Demir E, Wegner K, Aladjem M, Wimalaratne S, Bergman FT, Gauges R, Ghazal P, H Kawaji, Li L, Matsuoka Y, Villéger A, Boyd SE, Calzone L, Courtot M, Dogrusoz U, Freeman T, Funahashi A, Ghosh S, Jouraku A, Kim S, Kolpakov F, Luna A, Sahle S, Schmidt E, Watterson S, Goryanin I, Kell DB, Sander C, Sauro H, Snoep JL, Kohn K, Kitano H. The Systems Biology Graphical Notation. Nature Biotechnology, 2009; 27 (8) DOI: 10.1038/nbt.1558

Humans 'Damaging The Oceans' In Profound Ways

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090729092538.htm

Himalayan treasures threatened (Slide show from the BBC News site)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8189000/8189937.stm

Stowaway mosquitoes threaten Galapagos wildlife

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre57b0oq-us-galapagos-mosquitoes/

Galápagos Islands

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal%C3%A1pagos_Islands

Woodlands Suffer Large-scale Biodiversity Loss

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090722083727.htm

Bipedal Humans Came Down From The Trees

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810162005.htm

'Taste test' for Neanderthal DNA

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8195762.stm

Homo neanderthalensis (Wikipedia has added new image of Neanderthal child reconstruction)

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

When Did Humans Return After Last Ice Age?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090727130600.htm

Cheddar Gorge

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

Killer whales visit 'social clubs'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8188000/8188071.stm

Orcinus orca

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

Orcinus orca (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/328534

Elephant rescued from drainage hole

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8195213.stm

Texting cows help wildlife study

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/8195498.stm

'Alien-like' scenes of tadpoles feasting are caught on camera

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8185125.stm

Leptodactylus fallax

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

Leptodactylus fallax (IUCN Red List link – Critically Endangered)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/57125/0

Cleaner Seine brings wild salmon back to French capital

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8196801.stm

Salmo salar

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=236&genusname=Salmo&speciesname=salar&lang=English

Zombie ants controlled by fungus

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32388708/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Ophiocordyceps unilateralis

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


Ocean Health Plays Vital Role In Coral Reef Recovery

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090721214633.htm

Making a national tree database

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8196615.stm

Giant 'meat-eating' plant found

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8195000/8195029.stm

Nepenthes philippinensis

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

Discovering Soybean Plants Resistant To Aphids And A New Aphid

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810162011.htm

Potato Blight Plight Looks Promising For Food Security

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810074236.htm

Understanding How Weeds Are Resistant To Herbicides

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090805120433.htm

Meteorite Found On Mars Yields Clues About Planet's Past (…Mars had a significant atmosphere…)

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810175658.htm

Mars

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

NASA Link to the Rovers and Images

http://www.nasa.gov/rovers

http://www.nasa.gov/rovers

For Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Aid Group Names Top 10 Humanitarian Crises of 2008

Doctors Without Borders' Top 10 Humanitarian Crises

http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/topten/

Chinese pandas arrive in Taiwan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7796312.stm

Rare rhino calves found in Indonesian jungle


http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/indonesiawildlifeanimalspeciesrhino;_ylt=AuMCVIkhBH84QOkh4rsyNSADW7oF


Baby Fish In Polluted San Francisco Estuary Waters Are Stunted And Deformed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081209100940.htm

Protea Plants Help Unlock Secrets Of Species 'Hotspots'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081222221539.htm

South African Protea Plants List

http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-q=Protea&submit=Search&sp-a=0002249e-sp00000001

Origin Of Life On Earth: Simple Fusion To Jump-start Evolution

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081218213634.htm

Evolution: Life On Earth Got Bigger In 2-million-fold Leaps

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081222221537.htm

Robotic Technology Improves Stroke Rehabilitation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081203084306.htm

Artificial Human Bone Marrow Created

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081222221558.htm

In America, Millions Breathe Too Much Soot

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/22/tech/main4683513.shtml

Even a tiny bit of flab raises heart failure risk

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4bl4io-us-heart-obesity/

FDA warns of 28 diet pills sold online

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28355841/

Too many pain pills can make migraines worse

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28354911/

Drug shields mice from chronic lung disease: study

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4bl4ys-us-lung-drug/

Examination Of Widely Used Antimicrobial Compound Reveals New Strategies To Fight Malaria

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081210121910.htm

Racial Tension In A 'Split Second'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081217124146.htm

Genes May Influence Popularity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081222074607.htm

Blocking The Spread Of Antibiotic Resistance In Bacteria

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081218141730.htm

Men more responsive to caffeine

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7797132.stm

Pollen Grain Study Yields New Picture Of Ice Age

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081222113522.htm

For Friday, December 19, 2008

Dinosaur (nest) exhibit licensed under Creative Commons by Caitlyn Willows

Origin Of Life On Earth: Simple Fusion To Jump-start Evolution

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081218213634.htm

Fossils show some dinosaur fathers incubated, guarded eggs

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1004537

Dinosaur baby boom hit Cretaceous Korea

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28299120/


Polygamy, Paternal Care In Birds Linked To Dinosaur Ancestors

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081218141734.htm

EU agrees deal on fishing quotas

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7792088.stm

Botany: Nature's Shut-off Switch For Cellulose Production Found

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081217190427.htm

Reforestation Helped Start Little Ice Age

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081218094551.htm

Heat Waves And Crop Losses Predicted For California

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081215091019.htm

Awe-Inspiring Antarctica, Up Close

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/JustOneThing/popup?id=6456191

Sandwiches 'caused fainting fits'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7789392.stm

Woman has 18th baby

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1004511

A sneeze may be a tell-tale sign of sexual arousal for a select few

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7792102.stm

Safety probe of plastics chemicals urged

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4bh4wk-us-plastic-usa/

Census: More than 54 million disabled in U.S.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28311124/

For Sunday, November 16, 2008

Alca torda image licensed under Creative Commons by biologyfishman

Climate change 'to halt ice age'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7722300.stm

Why Shar Pei Dogs Have So Many Wrinkles

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081111163123.htm

Shar Pei

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

Horse advocates decry euthanasia option

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27738672/


Breeding success for Farne birds

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7728601.stm

Phalacrocoracidae

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shag_(bird)

Somateria mollissima

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

Charadiiformes

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

Alca torda

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

Which Came First? Eggs Before Chickens, Scientists Now Say

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20081114/sc_livescience/whichcamefirsteggsbeforechickensscientistsnowsay;_ylt=Ami9Lh7QMPJCSAOqlOEOIVYPLBIF


Smuggled turtles find home

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7730595.stm

Fish Choose Their Leaders By Consensus

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081113140310.htm

Impact Of Climate Warming On Fish

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081106064631.htm


Predatory Bacterial Swarm Ripples Toward Prey

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081029121820.htm

Mysterious Microbe May Be Important For Oceans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081113181037.htm

Mineral Kingdom Has Co-evolved With Life

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081113181035.htm