http://www.biosentients.com Article & News for biology information Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:06:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A group of Argentine scientists, including health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society, have announced that yellow fever is the culprit in a 2007-2008 die-off of howler monkeys in northeastern Argentina, a finding that underscores the importance of paying attention to the health of wildlife and how the health ... http://www.biosentients.com/biology-information/yellow-fever-strikes-monkey-populations/ For a high-resolution image of the Asota caricae moth referenced in the article, visit http://bit.ly/aB4PEb. The moth has a two-inch wingspan and a 2,500 mile distribution. Image is courtesy of Lauren Helgen, Smithsonian Institution. For a copy of the research paper, contact Jeff Falk at jfalk@umn.edu........ http://www.biosentients.com/biology-information/hidden-habits-and-movements-of-insect-pests/ The Celebrate Research @ UBC series will continue tomorrow. At Lindsay"s suggestion when she authored this entry in January, today"s posting instead recognizes International Women"s Day. Lindsay ......... http://www.biosentients.com/plant-science/colchicum-feinbruniae/ team of researchers has discovered that the drastic decline in Arctic musk ox populations that began roughly 12,000 years ago was due to a warming climate rather than to human hunting. "This is the first study to use ancient musk ox DNA collected from across the animal's former ... http://www.biosentients.com/biology-information/musk-ox-population-decline-due-to-climate/ The King Cobra continues to weave its charm with scientists identifying a protein in its venom with the potential for new drug discovery and to advance understanding of disease mechanisms. The novel protein named haditoxin has been described in the prestigious Journal of Biological Chemistry (March 12, 2010)........ http://www.biosentients.com/biology-information/snake-venom-charms-science-world/ The squirrels littering your lawn with acorns as they bound overhead will live to plague your yard longer than the ones that aerate it with their burrows, as per a University of Illinois study. Researchers know from prior studies that flying birds and bats live longer than earthbound animals ... http://www.biosentients.com/biology-information/tree-dwelling-mammals-climb-to-the-heights-of-longevity/ common pasture plant could help foraging ruminants ward off damaging gastrointestinal nematodes that can cause illness and death, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) researchers report. Animal scientist Joan Burke at the ARS Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center in Booneville, Ark., along with colleagues at several universities, has patented formulations ... http://www.biosentients.com/biology-information/forage-plant-fights-parasites/ In the tropics, carnivorous plants trap unsuspecting prey in a cavity filled with liquid known as a "pitcher". The moment insects like flies, ants and beetles fall into a pitcher, the plant's enzymes are activated and begin dissolving their new meal, obtaining nutrients such as carbon and nitrogen which ... http://www.biosentients.com/biology-information/from-carnivorous-plants-to-the-medicine-cabinet/ As a number of Asian countries prepare to celebrate Year of the Tiger beginning February 14, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reports that tigers are in crisis around the world, including here in the United States, where more tigers are kept in captivity than are alive in the wild throughout ... http://www.biosentients.com/biology-information/big-cats-in-serious-trouble-around-the-world/ A global initiative that includes key researchers from Oregon State University has successfully sequenced the genome of the wild grass Brachypodium distachyon, which will serve as a model to speed research on improved varieties of wheat, oats and barley, as well as switchgrass, a crop of major interest for ... http://www.biosentients.com/biology-information/genome-sequence-for-advancement/