http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Flora & Fauna"  everywhere Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:17:32 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 3329 | Most people should not automatically opt for a swine flu shot, expert suggests based on bacterial decision-making http://en.redtram.com/go/236302521/top100/ 236302521 A bacteria expert presents compelling evidence to suggest there may be good reasons why most people should not automatically opt for the swine flu H1N1 shot. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:20:25 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236302521/top100/ 3329 | New bacterial behavior: Puzzling 'dance' of electricity-producing bacteria near energy sources http://en.redtram.com/go/236283992/top100/ 236283992 Geobiologists have observed a new behavior of metal-metabolizing bacteria, with implications for design of microbial fuel cells. The bacterial 'dance' has been dubbed the electric slide, officially named electrokinesis. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:59:09 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283992/top100/ 3329 | Icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter may have conditions needed for life http://en.redtram.com/go/236283983/top100/ 236283983 Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo will outline the impact of ice dynamics on the habitability of the moons of Saturn and Jupiter on Tuesday, Dec. 15, at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:58:54 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283983/top100/ 3329 | More insight into radioactive salt marshes http://en.redtram.com/go/236283975/top100/ 236283975 A researcher has analyzed gamma radiation in salt marshes. The development of salt marshes, vegetated areas periodically flooded by the sea, occurs differently than was previously thought. Knowledge of salt marshes is essential for the development of dynamic but safe Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:58:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283975/top100/ 3329 | First immunological clue to why some H1N1 patients get very ill or die http://en.redtram.com/go/236283968/top100/ 236283968 Scientists have found the first potential immunological clue of why some people develop severe pneumonia when infected by the pandemic H1N1 virus. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:58:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283968/top100/ 42827 | FWP Seeks Comment On Relocation Proposal For Bison In Quarantine Program http://en.redtram.com/go/236283963/top100/ 236283963 Montana and #39;s Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking comment on a draft environmental assessment of a proposal to relocate a total of 88 brucellosis-free bison from a quarantine facility near Gardiner to a Montana ranch and a Wyoming state Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:58:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283963/top100/ 3329 | Species distribution models are of only limited value for predicting future mammal distributions http://en.redtram.com/go/236283960/top100/ 236283960 Species distribution models are of only limited use in predicting the future distribution of mammals. This is the finding of a study of the climate niches of 140 indigenous European mammals. The researchers analyzed data on species distribution, climate, land Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:58:14 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283960/top100/ 3329 | Story of 4.5 million-year-old whale found in Huelva http://en.redtram.com/go/236283953/top100/ 236283953 In 2006, researchers found the fossil remains of a whale, 4.5 million years old, in Bonares, Huelva. Now they have published, for the first time, the results of the decay and fossilization process that started with the death of the Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:58:04 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283953/top100/ 3329 | Ancient origins of modern opossum revealed http://en.redtram.com/go/236283946/top100/ 236283946 Scientists have traced the evolution of the modern opossum back to the extinction of the dinosaurs and found evidence to support North America as the center of origin for all living marsupials. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:57:54 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283946/top100/ 3329 | Antagonistic genes control rice growth http://en.redtram.com/go/236283941/top100/ 236283941 Scientists have found that a plant steroid prompts two genes to battle each other -- one suppresses the other to ensure that leaves grow normally in rice and the experimental plant Arabidopsis thaliana, a relative of mustard. The results have Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:57:35 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283941/top100/ 3329 | Scientists' 3-D view of genes-at-work is paradigm shift in genetics http://en.redtram.com/go/236283938/top100/ 236283938 New research has revealed for the first time that genes work together by huddling in clusters inside the nucleus -- the information center of a cell. These findings represent a paradigm shift in our understanding of how the genome is Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:57:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283938/top100/ 3329 | Researchers from the University of Seville work on sensors to obtain environmental information from Doñana http://en.redtram.com/go/236283933/top100/ 236283933 Researchers in Spain are developing a network of wireless sensors and artificial intelligence techniques to monitor the environment. With this network of sensors, the researchers hope to gather environmental information that is useful for biologists in the Doñana Natural Park. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:57:03 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283933/top100/ 3329 | Heart cells on lab chip display 'nanosense' that guides behavior http://en.redtram.com/go/236283927/top100/ 236283927 Biomedical engineers have produced a laboratory chip with nanoscopic grooves and ridges capable of growing cardiac tissue that more closely resembles natural heart muscle. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:56:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283927/top100/ 3329 | Further spread of Rhodesian sleeping sickness in Uganda likely due to livestock movements http://en.redtram.com/go/236283923/top100/ 236283923 The northwards spread of human Rhodesian sleeping sickness in Uganda is likely due to the movement of infected livestock, according to new findings. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:56:35 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283923/top100/ 3329 | Irrigation decreases, urbanization increases monsoon rains http://en.redtram.com/go/236283915/top100/ 236283915 Scientists have shown man-made changes to the landscape have affected Indian monsoon rains, suggesting that land-use decisions play an important role in climate change. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:56:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283915/top100/ 3329 | New insight into selective binding properties of infectious HIV http://en.redtram.com/go/236283909/top100/ 236283909 Free infectious HIV-1 is widely thought to be the major form of the virus in the blood of infected persons. However researchers have demonstrated that essentially all of the infectious virus particles can bind to the surface of red blood Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:56:04 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283909/top100/ 3329 | Type of cell proves to be highly significant in genetic studies http://en.redtram.com/go/236283902/top100/ 236283902 Choosing the right cell type is particularly important in genetic studies. Researchers have now shown how variations in the genome can influence the activity of genes. This effect was found to be strongly dependent on the cell type in which Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:55:53 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283902/top100/