Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Mammals, Science & Tech on 08 30th, 2008 | No Comments

Living Cells Reprogrammed to Make Insulin

Talk about an extreme makeover: Scientists have transformed one type of cell into another in living mice, a big step toward the goal of growing replacement tissues to treat a variety of diseases. The cell identity switch turned ordinary pancreas cells into the rarer type that churns out insulin, essential...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Farm & Ranch, Mammals on 08 30th, 2008 | 5 Comments

Hundreds of minks released from S. Jordan farm

Police are investigating a break-in at a South Jordan mink farm where hundreds of pens were opened and breeding records were destroyed. Most of the mink were recovered. Lindsey McMullin said ''animal rights terrorists'' hit his farm the morning of Aug. 19 and released about 600 minks. Several died...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Creepy Crawlies, Science & Tech on 08 30th, 2008 | No Comments

Baby Bugs Bully Parents for Food, Protection

Baby bugs, known as larvae and nymphs, have no shame when it comes to begging. They will do everything from kicking their mother in the face to hitting her repeatedly with--- their antennae in order to receive food, protection and attention, according to a forthcoming study. The findings reveal how...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Creepy Crawlies, Science & Tech on 08 30th, 2008 | No Comments

Diversity Among Parasitic Wasps Is Even Greater Than Suspected

A tiny wasp that lays its eggs under the skin of unwitting caterpillars belongs to one of the most diverse groups of insects on Earth. Now researchers report that its diversity is even higher than previously thought. By combining ecological and genetic data with the painstaking detective work of taxonomy,...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Farm & Ranch, Mammals on 08 30th, 2008 | No Comments

Discarded washer puts curious cow in a spin

A curious young cow had to be freed by the RSPCA after getting her head stuck in the drum of an old washing machine that had been dumped in a field. The cow escaped injury, but the charity cautioned that fly-tipping could cause harm to animals. The RSPCA was called to the field at Higher Fraddon,...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Birds, Pets, Reptiles & Amphibians, Underwater on 08 30th, 2008 | No Comments

Animals rescued as pet store catches fire

SCORES of rare reptiles had a lucky escape after a fire forced the evacuation of a Poole pet store. The blaze, which filled Southern Aquatics and Pets with thick, black smoke, broke out in a tropical fish chiller unit yesterday morning. Firefighters, well drilled in pulling people to safety from burning...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Animal Shelters, Dogs, Pets on 08 30th, 2008 | No Comments

Critter Camp helps kids become animal advocates

When bloodhounds from Virginia K9 Rescue and Recovery showed up at Heritage Humane Society and tracked down a 13-year-old boy in the wooded area behind the animal shelter, there was no cause for alarm. Representatives from the rescue and recovery group were there as part of the shelter's Critters Camp,...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Underwater on 08 30th, 2008 | No Comments

Oil spill kills 2,000 penguins in southern Brazil

Some 2,000 penguins have been found dead since Sunday in the southern Brazilian states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, victims of an oil spill from an unidentified ship, Brazilian media have reported citing the authorities. Hundreds of other animals survived the catastrophe and were being taken...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Creepy Crawlies, Science & Tech on 08 29th, 2008 | No Comments

Scientists Discover Why Flies Are So Hard To Swat

Over the past two decades, Michael Dickinson has been interviewed by reporters hundreds of times about his research on the biomechanics of insect flight. One question from the press has always dogged him: Why are flies so hard to swat? "Now I can finally answer," says Dickinson, the Esther M. and Abe...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Dogs, Pets on 08 29th, 2008 | No Comments

Fed-up neighborhood passes one-dog rule

Dog lovers beware. A neighborhood in Peru's capital, Lima, has passed a law prohibiting families living in apartments from having more than one dog. People living in houses are allowed two dogs, while those found with more will be subject to hefty fines. According to an order published in the...
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