MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'amphibians'. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:22:16 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3546837&cid=t_158872_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F10-best-of-crushable-last-week-lady-gaga-mel-brooks-and-npr%2F Gwyneth Paltrow with mother Blythe Danner Our 10 favorite posts of last week from Crushable, our sassy sister site: 1. How to Talk to Your Mother About Aging 2. Video: Old Liberals Recite Lady Gaga’s Telephone 3. From Hipster to Hippie: Six Easy Steps 4. Cuteggregator: 25 Sweet-Looking Amphibians 5. 20 Hot Bathing Suits for Summer 6. New Fashion Trend: Booty Enhancing Panties 7. Memoir: Maybe I Should Marry My Boyfriend 8. My Weird Celebrity Crush: Mel Brooks 9. Bucket List: Why Every Woman Should Pose Nude 10. The Problem Solver: When to Break Up With a Friend Post from: BlissTree 10 Best of Crushable Last Week: Lady Gaga, Mel Brooks, and NPR (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3546837 Sun, 09 May 2010 14:30:25 +0100 3546837 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1497501&cid=t_158872_131_f&fid=35005&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Ffungalcompgenomics%2F%7E3%2F305452837%2F A year ago researchers at James Madison University discovered that, Pedobacter cryoconitis, a bacteria first found on the skin of red backed salamanders, was found to prevent the growth of the chytrid B. dendrobatidis, which is currently decimating frog populations. (Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog from wikipedia) The newest research on the subject is being presented this year at ASM by Brianna Lam who worked with other biologists from both San Francisco State University and JMU. Lam’s research indicates that adding pedobacter to the skin of mountain yellow-legged frogs would lessen the effects of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), a lethal skin pathogen that is threatening remaining populations of the frogs in their native Sierra Nevada habitats. Lam first conducted petri dish experi... Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1497501 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:49:39 +0100 1497501 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1064225&cid=t_158872_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F193630480%2Ftree_frogs_sticky_toes_inspire.php Red-eyed tree frog, Agalychnis calidryas. Red-eyed tree frogs live in Costa Rica and other Neotropical regions. Their bright red eyes presumably startle would-be predators. Their diet consists of flies and moths, and possibly includes smaller frogs and crickets. All tree frogs are classified into the families Hylidae and Rhacophoridae. Many tree frogs are green in color, while the terrestrial and aquatic species have muted coloration. Image: Don Farral (Photodisc) via National Geographic. Since the holidays are advancing upon us like a rampaging SUV, I thought I'd talk about an essential but overlooked tool for these and nearly all holidays: tape. We use tape for all sorts of things, especially for wrapping gifts, but we rarely give it any thought, unless we are opening our gifts fo... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1064225 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:23:59 +0100 1064225