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platypus

Animals Ecology Photos Science Wildlife

Independent online (SA)
Platypus origins finally unravelled
When the first skin of a duck-billed platypus arrived in England in 1799, the keeper of natural history at the British Museum thought it must be an elaborate hoax; how else to explain an animal with... (photo: creative commons / aruna1)

MEAT - FOOD - COMMODITY - CONSUMABLE

Consumer Ireland Meat Photos Technology

CBS News
Retailers Can Use DNA Tracing To Track Meat
Meat retailers can now trace their wares from the ranch to the refrigerator case using DNA analysis. IdentiGEN Ltd., based in Ireland with U.S. offices in Lawrence, Kan., said its DNA TraceBack... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)

TREES - PLANTS

San Fransisco Chronicle
Scientists to capture trees' DNA worldwide
(05-11) 04:00 PDT New York -- The New York Botanical Garden may be best known for its orchid shows and colorful blossoms, but its researchers are leading a global effort to capture DNA from thousands... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)

Botanical Photos Scientists Trees Worldwide

FRUITS - FOOD - COMMODITY - CONSUMABLES

CBS News
Better Dirt Key To Solving Food Crisis
Science has provided the souped-up seeds to feed the world, through biotechnology and old-fashioned crossbreeding. Now the problem is the dirt they are planted in. As seeds get better, much of the... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)

Crisis Food Photos Science Soil

VEGETABLES - FOOD - COMMODITY - CONSUMABLES

Star Tribune
Beyond high prices and economics, worsening soil is a fixable factor in global food crisis
WASHINGTON - Science has provided the souped-up seeds to feed the world, through biotechnology and old-fashioned crossbreeding. Now the problem is the dirt they're... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Food Photos Prices Soil Washington

FRUITS - FOOD - COMMODITY - CONSUMABLES

ABC News
Overlooked in the Global Food Crisis: A Problem With dirt
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON May 8, 2008 (AP) The Associated Press FONT SIZE... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Feed Food Photos Science World

Platypus at eungella national park

Star Tribune
Scientists map the genetic makeup of the platypus, one of nature's strangest animals
SYDNEY, Australia - Scientists said they have mapped the genetic makeup of the platypus — one of nature's strangest animals with a bill like a duck's, a mammal's... (photo: creative commons / )
Animals Nature Photos Science Wildlife

Human Cloning

Science

	Climate change will boost farm output The Australian
	Canadian doctors detect increased risk of kidney failure, damage to tiny arteries Canada Dot Com
	Solar-cooker project could cut air pollution San Diego
	Fluoride in the tap variety helps strengthen enamel, prevent tooth decay Canada Dot Com

Health

	Succulent chicken wings The Star
	Centering on healthy pregnancies Lexington Herald-Leader
	South Korea plans to double its Tamiflu drug stockpile as bird flu spreads San Diego
	G-8 labor officials gather in Japan to seek environment-friendly working style International Herald Tribune

Pressure mounts on Burma government

Brown to stage fightback

College Prof No Walkover For Franken In Minn. Senate Run

Gas Prices Knock Bicycle Sales, Repairs Into Higher Gear

Fulham and Al Fayed rejoice after completing great escape

Obese - Obesity - Health (rhubie)

Gene variants linked to obesity

Male and female Muscovy Duck close up .jpg/ntf1

Platypus looks strange on the inside, too

Platypus - Australia - Tasmania - Mammal

Platypus gives lessons on human health

European DNA meat-tracing spreads to US NZ Herald
Researchers discover HIV-blocking gene Canada Dot Com
Gene breakthrough to help women The Australian
Missing pieces could finally give young woman a name The Examiner
Dental anesthesia reversal drug OK'd San Diego
Top 5 family events for this week Canada Dot Com
Book Review: Masha Gessen's 'Blood Matters' International Herald Tribune
Tool lets retailers use DNA to show meat's origin, safety International Herald Tribune
Prosecution Orders Test of Pastor's DNA All Africa
2 more skulls, but still no Schiller International Herald Tribune
Scientists map platypus genome News24
Ancient seaweed chews confirm age of Chilean site Scientific American
What's Our Connection to the Platypus? Scientific American
Map of platypus genome may assist other studies Omaha World-Herald
Good health all in the genes BBC News
Scientists make tumour gene find BBC News
Wacky platypus genome astounds scientists The News Tribune
Platypus: Genetic Makeup Mapped Time Magazine
Scientists map the genetic makeup of the platypus Newsday
Gene map proves platypus is part bird, mammal and reptile USA Today

Carica papaya frutos verdes

Papaya genome decoded

Scientists map the genome of the platypus Khaleej Times
Researchers Publish Genome Sequence for Duck-Billed Platypus Healthfinder
Are Personal Genome Scans Medically Useless? Scientific American
Are There Missing Pieces to the Human Genome Project? Scientific American
Countries found International Cancer Genome Consortium Pravda RU
British scientists at front of £500m worldwide project to ma The Times
Papaya's Genome Unmasked by ARS Scientists, Colleagues ARS
DATAMONITOR: Can IT Fuel the Race to the $1,000 Human Genome Insurance Newsnet
Complete 'cookbook' for running a genome published New Scientist

FARM - CROPLAND - CROPS - PHILIPPINES

FOOD Big Agri starts to wear black hats

Potatoes /wam2

GM crops to be grown on test site

Gas station

Phoenix gas prices hit record high, but still lower than other Western U.S. markets

Genetic sleuths unmask secrets of big tomatoes Reuters
Debt woes drive thousands of Indian farmers to suicide Fresno Bee
For thousands of debt-ridden Indian farmers, crushed by glob Star Tribune
Biotechs roll out big incentives for science's superstars Palm Beach Post
Mass. leaders viewed by biotech industry as friends, foes The Examiner
Big Agri starts to wear black hats Globe and Mail
Born to run? Families turn to genetic testing Sydney Morning Herald
Brumby's flaks spark MP dissent The Australian
Opening Glance: Biotech stocks open higher The Boston Globe
Genetic disorders drain resources of country Khaleej Times
EU delays decision on whether to let Europe's farmers plant International Herald Tribune
You 2.0: Closing the Genetic Gap Wired News
EU delays decision on biotech licensing San Diego
EU delays decision on licensing to grow new biotech crops The Star
Beauty in a beaker The Columbus Dispatch
Dealing with the global food crisis International Herald Tribune
How Boys Become Boys (and Sometimes Girls) Scientific American
Farmers seek ban on GM crops in India The Times Of India
Food for Thought on Earth Day Common Dreams
Counter-Revolutionaries in Montville Common Dreams

Dinosaurs Images - Public Domain - Stock Photos

NZ researcher: Ancient oil explosion killed dinosaurs

White-sand beaches of Samal Island, Philippines

Oxygen depletion threatens ocean habitats

Genomics, biology join forces to fight HIV Understanding mor ISN
Bikini-clad biology teacher gets Playboy offer Palm Beach Post
American University of Sharjah offers new bachelor's degree Gulf News

A Myanmar father, who survived from killer cyclone Nargis, takes care his son as they take shelter at a monastery at Bogalay, Myanmar on Friday May 9, 2008. The U.N. blasted Myanmar's military government Friday, saying its refusal to let in foreign aid workers to help victims of a devastating cyclone was "unprecedented" in the history of humanitarian wor

UN savages Burma junta over bans

A worker of the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) helps to load an Airbus 300, bound for Yangon, Myanmar, in the airport of Brindisi, South Italy, Wednesday, May 7, 2008. The UNHRD managed by the World Food Program has organized an airlift an airlift of aid worth around US$ 560,000 on behalf of the Italian Foreign Ministry's Development Cooperation Office in response to urgent humanitarian assistance after the tropical cyclone Nargi

Burmese junta seizes UN relief aid

Myanmar

UN halts aid to Myanmar after junta seizes supplies

Vice principal accused of stealing students' medicines Asbury Park Press
Male Circumcision And Reducing Multiple Partners the Way to All Africa
Adcock Ingram admits role in medicines cartel Mail Guardian South Africa
Lawmakers OK program to buy foreign medicines Star Bulletin
Cunene - Province to Receive 13 Cuban Physicians This Month All Africa
Believers laugh off doubt that giggles are good The Enquirer
Luanda Counts On Five New Health Centres in May All Africa
Indonesia to send food, medicine and blankets to cyclone-hit AOL
Common Cold Grips Yaounde Dwellers All Africa
UK Home Secretary wants young thugs openly filmed and hounde Gulf News
New Site Insufficient for Traders in Medication All Africa
Aids And Spain's Contradictions All Africa
Aid groups say thousands flee Iraq's Sadr City Ohio
Sleep woes tied to obesity The Boston Globe
Global Health Body Approves DDT Use All Africa
Public Urged to Reject Unhygienic Meat All Africa
Accidents Raise Blood Demand - Medic All Africa
Nagana Breaks Out in Butaleja District All Africa
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine OKs $271M for The Business Review
North West - Plan Cameroon Sizes Up Its Field Health Service All Africa

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