Bleached Coral Can Cheat Death (ScienceMag)

http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2006/426/5?rss=1
Bleached Coral Can Cheat Death

By Susanne McDowell
ScienceNOW Daily News
26 April 2006
Unusually warm ocean water is draining the life--and color--out of the world's coral reefs. Researchers estimate that "bleaching" could kill up to 60% of coral within a few decades. But a new study published in tomorrow's issue of Nature reports that some species may be equipped with a previously unknown coping mechanism that helps them survive bleaching events. The discovery could help scientists better predict how reefs will respond to global warming.

Fwd: Pets: Considering Health Risks with Reptile Ownership

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Not a science news again, but I think this should be communicated to
the general public to advise them NOT to keep reptiles. It is illegal
to keep anything other than the red ear slider (terrapin) in Singapore
anyway. Furthermore they have been always abandoned after they have
grown too big. So why bother with reptiles? Adopt a cat or dog instead
hahaha

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Considering Health Risks with Reptile Ownership

All reptiles present potential health risks to humans. One of the most highly publicized zoonoses (diseases that can be passed, directly or indirectly, from animals to humans) in recent years has been salmonella. The reason salmonella is a problem with reptiles is that the strains or types of salmonella that typically infect them are different from those we normally encounter in our food. These strains can cause symptoms ranging from very mild to potentially lethal. Even mild strains can be deadly to humans who have compromised or immature immune systems: infants, toddlers, the elderly, anyone with a suppressed immune system due to illness, organ transplant patients taking anti-rejection drugs, or cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.

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Wildlife thrives more from absence of humans than radiation from,Chernobyl

link from BBC news "it contains some of the most contaminated land in the world, yet it has become a haven for wildlife - a nature reserve in all but name." kevin:not exactly a science news, but its strange how humans don't consider themselves to be a parasite or pest when I would argue that as a species our overall biomass is prob more than cockroaches.

Making a Meal of Mom: cannablistic worms that parasitize on mom

link to full article in sciencenow
"When it comes to making sacrifices for their children, some moms put other parents to shame. That's especially true of wormlike amphibians called Boulengerula taitanus, whose eggs hatch in small underground burrows. Because food is scarce here, mom turns her skin into a nourishing meal, which her young peel and eat until they are big enough to leave the nest."->excerpted
Wow talk abt living off your parents huh? but to me its really not that different from the young of discus fish who feed off secretions of their parents. The mom here is producing extra skin to feed them I guess..