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- Biologists tag 'zombees' to track their flight
- Why claws come out over feral cat management: Finding common ground among 'cat people' and 'bird people'
- Weapon-wielding marine microbes may protect populations from foes
- In Rochester, a tale of tainted tattoos: Outbreak highlights new source of infection -- tattoo ink
- University opens obesity clinic for pets
- Plants cry for help when an attack can be expected
- Deep-sea crabs grab grub using UV vision: Some crabs on the sea floor can see UV light and use the ability to select healthy food
- Toddlers increasingly swallowing liquid detergent capsules
| Biologists tag 'zombees' to track their flight Posted: 06 Sep 2012 03:20 PM PDT After last year's accidental discovery of "zombie"-like bees infected with a fly parasite, researchers are conducting an elaborate experiment to learn more about the plight of the honey bees.  |
| Posted: 06 Sep 2012 03:16 PM PDT A national survey shows that "cat people" and "bird people" have heated differences of opinion, complicating the challenge of managing more than 50 million free-roaming feral cats while protecting threatened wildlife. A new study identifies why the claws come out over feral cat management and which approaches might be useful in finding common ground among those with polarized opinions.  |
| Weapon-wielding marine microbes may protect populations from foes Posted: 06 Sep 2012 11:48 AM PDT Researchers have recently found evidence that some ocean microbes wield chemical weapons that are harmless to close relatives within their own population, but deadly to outsiders.  |
| In Rochester, a tale of tainted tattoos: Outbreak highlights new source of infection -- tattoo ink Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:13 AM PDT A recent study documents 19 cases of tattoos infected with a type of bacteria often found in tap water. Evidence points to a premixed gray ink, the type used in portrait tattoos, as the culprit. Physicians who treated the patients believe that tattoo-associated infections are probably more common than we think and that doctors should think about infectious causes if patients aren't responding to topical treatments that would typically dispel any allergic reactions to tattoos.  |
| University opens obesity clinic for pets Posted: 06 Sep 2012 08:17 AM PDT The United States' obesity epidemic reaches far beyond adults and children to our pets, who share our homes and often our dietary habits and lack of exercise. To address this, the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University has created the nation's first obesity clinic geared especially for pets and overseen by a full-time, board-certified veterinary nutritionist.  |
| Plants cry for help when an attack can be expected Posted: 06 Sep 2012 05:43 AM PDT Eggs of insect pests deposited on plants trigger the production of scents by plants that affect different plant community members probably helping the plant to get rid of the pest before it becomes harmful, according to new research.  |
| Posted: 06 Sep 2012 04:42 AM PDT Crabs living half-a-mile down in the ocean, beyond the reach of sunlight, have a sort of color vision combining sensitivity to blue and ultraviolet light. Their detection of shorter wavelengths may give the crabs a way to ensure they grab food, not poison.  |
| Toddlers increasingly swallowing liquid detergent capsules Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:12 PM PDT Doctors are calling for improved safety warnings and childproof packaging for laundry and dishwasher detergent liquitabs, following a cluster of incidents in which toddlers have inadvertently swallowed the capsules.  |
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