Category: Animals
Cow Power.
Energy company to begin producing natural gas from animal waste. (via)
Post date: Friday, March 14th, 2008.
Bubalus cebuensis.
Scientists have identified a new species of dwarf buffalo.
Post date: Tuesday, October 17th, 2006.
Synthetic Gecko.
Material developed that is based on the sticky feet of geckos. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, July 26th, 2006.
RUES1.
Scientists grow human stem cells inside of a mouse embryo. (via)
Post date: Monday, July 17th, 2006.
Ninki-nanka.
Expedition is underway in Africa to locate a swamp-dwelling dragon.
Post date: Monday, July 17th, 2006.
Diceros bicornis longipes.
West African black rhino is now believed to be extinct. (via)
Post date: Thursday, July 13th, 2006.
Spermatogonial stem cells.
Scientists grow mice in the lab from artificial sperm. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, July 11th, 2006.
Kanzi and Panbanisha.
Bonobo apes that have been raised most of their lives in the presence of humans can talk on the phone.
Post date: Tuesday, July 11th, 2006.
Cytokine interleukin-7.
Scientists inject mice with an immune system regulator and prevent them from gaining weight. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, June 28th, 2006.
Meat sheets.
Researchers are mass producing layers of animal muscle cells in an effort to grow meat for human consumption. (via)
Post date: Friday, June 23rd, 2006.
Kopi Luwak.
Specialty coffee bean that gets its unique flavor by fermenting in the gut of an Indonesian mammal. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, June 21st, 2006.
Gansus yumenensis.
Webbed-foot bird discovered that lived 115 million year ago may show that birds likely evolved from aquatic ancestors. (via)
Post date: Friday, June 16th, 2006.
Equine Vocalization Project.
Database that is cataloging horse talk. (via)
Post date: Thursday, June 15th, 2006.
shRNA.
Biologists identify immortality genes in mice that can control a stem cell’s ability to split and then renew itself.
Post date: Tuesday, June 13th, 2006.
Genetic divergence.
Company has successfully bred hypoallergenic kittens.
Post date: Wednesday, June 7th, 2006.
BIOLOCH.
Project that designs robots bio-inspired by the locomotion of lower animal forms has developed a paddle worm robot that can navigate through the gut of a pig.
Post date: Tuesday, June 6th, 2006.
Beta-amyloid injections.
Researchers develop a vaccine of white blood cells sensitized to Alzheimer’s proteins that reverses memory loss in mice.
Post date: Monday, June 5th, 2006.
POOP-FREEZE.
Aerosol spray that forms a ‘frosty film’ on pet poop making it easier to clean up. (via)
Post date: Thursday, June 1st, 2006.
Jackalope?
Skull of unknown horned animal discovered at the edge of the Arctic Circle. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, May 31st, 2006.
Madeleine.
Post date: Wednesday, May 31st, 2006.
Pan troglodytes troglodytes.
Scientists discover a chimpanzee species in Africa as the origin of the HIV virus.
Post date: Thursday, May 25th, 2006.
Paramutation.
Scientists discover that RNA allows mice to pass on physical traits without the offspring inheriting the genes. (via)
Post date: Thursday, May 25th, 2006.
Y2Y.
Project that builds overpasses and underpasses specially designed to lure wildlife into safely crossing highways. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, May 24th, 2006.
Project Tripwire.
Surveillance program that will monitor wild animals for signs of bioterrorism. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006.
Pyow-hack sequence.
Researchers discover that monkeys are able to string their words and sounds together into semantic and meaningful sentences. (via)
Post date: Thursday, May 18th, 2006.
Lucky and Flo.
Dogs that have been trained to sniff out counterfeit DVDs.
Post date: Wednesday, May 10th, 2006.
Resistant-cell therapy.
Cells transplanted from a cancer-resistant mouse have cured cancer in normal mice. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, May 9th, 2006.
Process for the Utilization of Ruminant Animal Methane Emissions.
Patent issued for device that captures bovine flatulence and turns it into nutritional biomass. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006.
CPT1c.
Gene discovered in mice that protects them against weight gain. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006.
Recursive center-embedding.
Researchers discover a species of bird that can learn the syntax patterns of human language.
Post date: Wednesday, April 26th, 2006.
Great Ape Project.
Spanish Socialist Party to introduce a bill proposing equal rights be given to apes.
Post date: Wednesday, April 26th, 2006.
Bubo bubo.
Eagle owl that preys on house pets and has a five-foot wing span has escaped from captivity in Scotland. (via)
Post date: Thursday, April 13th, 2006.
Murphy Roths Large.
Mouse strain disovered that is able to regenerate lost digits and heal without scarring. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, April 12th, 2006.
Channelrhodopsin-2.
Green algae protein injected in retinal cells helps recover visual response in blind mice. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, April 5th, 2006.
Loriculus camiguinensis.
Scientists on a small island in the Phillipines discover new species of parrot, mouse. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, April 5th, 2006.
Free Bob.
Campaign to free a stuffed moose head that was confiscated from its owner for trying to sell it on eBay.
Post date: Wednesday, April 5th, 2006.
Adnams.
Sick cow was nursed back to health by being treated with beer. (via)
Post date: Friday, March 31st, 2006.
Xenotropic MuLV-related virus.
Researchers have discovered a human retrovirus that originated in rodents.
Post date: Friday, March 31st, 2006.
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