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Out For a Bit…Back in a Flash
By Reed Coleman on May 22nd, 2008 | Comments Off

Wanted you to know that I will be out for a week — taking some time off the computer to spend with my favorite four- and two-legged friends. I’ll be back and blogging before you know it! In the meantime,…
Your Pet Deserves The Best!
By Reed Coleman on May 15th, 2008 | Comments Off

Otis loves his romps on Sauvie Island Americans love their pets — some people say pets are the children of the new millenium! We in the Northwest carry a particularly deep love and appreciation for our four-legged, feathered, and scaly…

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["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:00:00 EST" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100107114728.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(353) "Camera traps deep in the Sumatran jungle have captured first-time images of a rare female tiger and her cubs, giving researchers unique insight into the elusive tiger's behavior. Specially designed video cameras installed by WWF-Indonesia's researchers caught the mother tiger and her cubs on film as they stopped to sniff and check out the camera trap." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1263225600) } [8]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(44) "New clues into how invasive parasite spreads" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091205133633.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(187) "Researchers have discovered a possible strategy against Toxoplasma gondii, an invasive parasite that infects more than a quarter of the world's population, including 50 million Americans." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:00:00 EST" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091205133633.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(187) "Researchers have discovered a possible strategy against Toxoplasma gondii, an invasive parasite that infects more than a quarter of the world's population, including 50 million Americans." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1260266400) } [9]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(41) "Dramatic decline found in Siberian tigers" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091124121429.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(161) "The last remaining population of Siberian tigers has likely declined significantly due to the rising tide of poaching and habitat loss, according to a new report" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091124121429.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(161) "The last remaining population of Siberian tigers has likely declined significantly due to the rising tide of poaching and habitat loss, according to a new report" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1259100000) } [10]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(70) "Decline in Russian tigers renews calls to end all trade in tiger parts" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091019123118.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(298) "A shocking decline in the Russian Federation's wild tiger population highlights the importance of eliminating trade in and demand for tiger parts, the International Tiger Coalition has said. Research shows that Siberian tigers may have suffered a serious drop in numbers over the past four years." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091019123118.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(298) "A shocking decline in the Russian Federation's wild tiger population highlights the importance of eliminating trade in and demand for tiger parts, the International Tiger Coalition has said. Research shows that Siberian tigers may have suffered a serious drop in numbers over the past four years." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1258570800) } [11]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(71) "Anchovy Parasite Hazard Varies Depending On Origin Of Fish, Study Finds" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091110105351.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(229) "Researchers in Spain have confirmed a higher presence of the parasite Anisakis in anchovies of the Atlantic South East coast and the Mediterranean North West coast, and they insist on freezing or cooking fish before consuming it." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00:00 EST" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091110105351.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(229) "Researchers in Spain have confirmed a higher presence of the parasite Anisakis in anchovies of the Atlantic South East coast and the Mediterranean North West coast, and they insist on freezing or cooking fish before consuming it." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1257933600) } [12]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(61) "Male Sabertoothed Cats Were Pussycats Compared To Macho Lions" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091105121050.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(187) "Despite their fearsome fangs, male sabertoothed cats may have been less aggressive than many of their feline cousins, says a new study of male-female size differences in extinct big cats." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091105121050.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(187) "Despite their fearsome fangs, male sabertoothed cats may have been less aggressive than many of their feline cousins, says a new study of male-female size differences in extinct big cats." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1257555600) } [13]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(91) "Notorious 'Man-eating' Lions Of Tsavo Likely Ate About 35 People -- Not 135, Scientists Say" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091102171204.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(290) "The legendary "man-eating lions of Tsavo" that terrorized a railroad camp in Kenya more than a century ago likely consumed about 35 people -- far fewer than popular estimates of 135 victims, according to a new analysis. The study also yields surprises about the predatory behavior of lions." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091102171204.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(290) "The legendary "man-eating lions of Tsavo" that terrorized a railroad camp in Kenya more than a century ago likely consumed about 35 people -- far fewer than popular estimates of 135 victims, according to a new analysis. The study also yields surprises about the predatory behavior of lions." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1257296400) } [14]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(77) "American Physiological Society Endorses Report On Random Source Dogs And Cats" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091029111909.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(266) "The American Physiological Society announced that it has endorsed the recommendation of a National Academy of Sciences report calling for the identification of new suppliers to replace Class B dealers as providers of random source dogs and cats for medical research." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091029111909.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(266) "The American Physiological Society announced that it has endorsed the recommendation of a National Academy of Sciences report calling for the identification of new suppliers to replace Class B dealers as providers of random source dogs and cats for medical research." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1256788800) } [15]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(62) "No Place Like Home: Africa's Big Cats Show Postcode Preference" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091009120839.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(231) "The secret lives of some of Africa's iconic carnivores, including big cats, are revealed in a new study. The results shed light on how different habitats are used by some of Tanzania's most elusive meat eaters, such as the leopard." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091009120839.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(231) "The secret lives of some of Africa's iconic carnivores, including big cats, are revealed in a new study. The results shed light on how different habitats are used by some of Tanzania's most elusive meat eaters, such as the leopard." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1255273200) } [16]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(85) "Owners Should Count Calories For Obese Pets, Consider Several Factors For Good Health" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091008113313.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(255) "You might watch your daily calorie intake or glance over nutritional information on food packages, but do you do the same for your pet? Veterinarians say there are several guidelines to follow when feeding your pet to ensure that it maintains good health." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091008113313.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(255) "You might watch your daily calorie intake or glance over nutritional information on food packages, but do you do the same for your pet? Veterinarians say there are several guidelines to follow when feeding your pet to ensure that it maintains good health." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1255100400) } [17]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(33) "Are Tigers 'Brainier' Than Lions?" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090911145030.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(142) "A wide-ranging study of big cat skulls has shown that tigers have bigger brains, relative to their body size, than lions, leopards or jaguars." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090911145030.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(142) "A wide-ranging study of big cat skulls has shown that tigers have bigger brains, relative to their body size, than lions, leopards or jaguars." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1252854000) } [18]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(95) "Tiny Pump Means Pain Relief For Big Cats: Vets Modify Implant To Give Pain Relief After Surgery" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090901164046.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(139) "Veterinarians have found a solution to the challenge of providing effective pain relief to some of their most difficult patients: big cats." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090901164046.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(139) "Veterinarians have found a solution to the challenge of providing effective pain relief to some of their most difficult patients: big cats." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1251936000) } [19]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(68) "Friendly Gut Bacteria Lend A Hand To Fight Infection, Study Suggests" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090819123937.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(187) "Immunology researchers have found that bacteria present in the human gut help initiate the body's defense mechanisms against Toxoplasma gondii, the parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090819123937.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(187) "Immunology researchers have found that bacteria present in the human gut help initiate the body's defense mechanisms against Toxoplasma gondii, the parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1251061200) } [20]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(87) "Conserving Big Cats Works: South African Leopard Field Study Yields Encouraging Results" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090811143838.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(400) "In 2002, leopards in were legally -- but unsustainably -- hunted by trophy hunters, and illegally hunted by farmers because of the threat they pose to livestock. In order to reduce leopard killings, scientists have worked with local policy makers to create sustainable conservation solutions. In 2006, recommendations were successfully implemented and by 2008 data showed that the plans were working." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090811143838.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(400) "In 2002, leopards in were legally -- but unsustainably -- hunted by trophy hunters, and illegally hunted by farmers because of the threat they pose to livestock. In order to reduce leopard killings, scientists have worked with local policy makers to create sustainable conservation solutions. In 2006, recommendations were successfully implemented and by 2008 data showed that the plans were working." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1250208000) } [21]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(50) "121 Breeding Tigers Estimated To Be Found In Nepal" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090727135537.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(183) "Biologists welcome the news of an estimated 121 breeding tigers in four protected areas in the Terai Arc Landscape of Nepal as announced by the government in Kathmandu, July 27, 2009." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090727135537.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(183) "Biologists welcome the news of an estimated 121 breeding tigers in four protected areas in the Terai Arc Landscape of Nepal as announced by the government in Kathmandu, July 27, 2009." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1248782400) } [22]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(57) "House Cats Know What They Want And How To Get It From You" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090713121348.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(256) "Anyone who has ever had cats knows how difficult it can be to get them to do anything they don't already want to do. But it seems that the house cats themselves have had distinctly less trouble getting humans to do their bidding, according to a new report." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090713121348.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(256) "Anyone who has ever had cats knows how difficult it can be to get them to do anything they don't already want to do. But it seems that the house cats themselves have had distinctly less trouble getting humans to do their bidding, according to a new report." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1247540400) } [23]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(59) "Once-a-month Pill For Both Fleas And Ticks In Dogs And Cats" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090629100639.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(153) "Scientists are describing discovery and successful tests of the first once-a-month pill for controlling both fleas and ticks in domestic dogs and cats. " ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090629100639.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(153) "Scientists are describing discovery and successful tests of the first once-a-month pill for controlling both fleas and ticks in domestic dogs and cats. " ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1246870800) } [24]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(78) "Oscar The Bobcat – Hit By A Car – Is On The Road To Recovery After Surgery" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090703111301.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(129) "Oscar the bobcat is healing by leaps and bounds after a team of surgeons repaired injuries he sustained after being hit by a car." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090703111301.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(129) "Oscar the bobcat is healing by leaps and bounds after a team of surgeons repaired injuries he sustained after being hit by a car." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1246593600) } [25]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(60) "Chemical In Blood May Explain Susceptibility To Bladder Pain" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615144323.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(235) "A marker in the blood of both cats and humans that was identified in a recent study might signal both species' susceptibility for a painful bladder disorder called interstitial cystitis, a condition that is often difficult to diagnose." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615144323.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(235) "A marker in the blood of both cats and humans that was identified in a recent study might signal both species' susceptibility for a painful bladder disorder called interstitial cystitis, a condition that is often difficult to diagnose." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1246028400) } [26]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(55) "How Big A Role Does Chance Play In The History Of Life?" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090609220721.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(326) "Researchers have discovered a group of closely related living species that independently repeated the different step-like changes that occurred in the major diversification of their kind during the Cretaceous Period, roughly 100 to 90 million years ago. But remarkably, this group of species arose some 80 million years later." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090609220721.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(326) "Researchers have discovered a group of closely related living species that independently repeated the different step-like changes that occurred in the major diversification of their kind during the Cretaceous Period, roughly 100 to 90 million years ago. But remarkably, this group of species arose some 80 million years later." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1245790800) } [27]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(62) "Hunters Are Depleting Lion And Cougar Populations, Study Finds" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617123443.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(169) "Sport hunters are depleting lion and cougar populations as managers respond to demands to control predators that threaten livestock and humans, according to a new study." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617123443.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(169) "Sport hunters are depleting lion and cougar populations as managers respond to demands to control predators that threaten livestock and humans, according to a new study." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1245380400) } [28]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(96) "Knowledge Of Epigenetics Helps Scientists Develop Tool To Study Deadly Parasite’s Histone Code" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090522171901.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(467) "In the Japanese art of paper folding, a series of folds can make the same sheet of paper into a ballerina or baby elephant. But try unfolding the baby elephant and making it into a ballerina. It's like trying to make a neuron from a kidney cell. Epigenetics, it turns out, isn't much different from this old Japanese art: Each fold, or epigenetic crease, both limits and permits further potential folds in a way that mirrors how epigenetic changes seal a cell's fate." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Mon, 25 May 2009 02:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090522171901.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(467) "In the Japanese art of paper folding, a series of folds can make the same sheet of paper into a ballerina or baby elephant. But try unfolding the baby elephant and making it into a ballerina. It's like trying to make a neuron from a kidney cell. Epigenetics, it turns out, isn't much different from this old Japanese art: Each fold, or epigenetic crease, both limits and permits further potential folds in a way that mirrors how epigenetic changes seal a cell's fate." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1243231200) } [29]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(48) "New Species of Yeast Discovered in Amazon Jungle" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090521084717.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(148) "A new species of yeast has been discovered deep in the Amazon jungle. Biologist have identified novel characteristics of Candida carvajalis sp. nov." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Fri, 22 May 2009 20:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090521084717.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(148) "A new species of yeast has been discovered deep in the Amazon jungle. Biologist have identified novel characteristics of Candida carvajalis sp. nov." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1243036800) } [30]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(89) "From Rats To Humans: Around Thirty Europeans Infected With Cowpox Virus By Their Pet Rats" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090507192933.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(126) "Around thirty Europeans, including twenty French citizens, have recently contracted a viral infection linked to their pet rat." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Fri, 08 May 2009 17:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090507192933.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(126) "Around thirty Europeans, including twenty French citizens, have recently contracted a viral infection linked to their pet rat." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1241816400) } [31]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(46) "Parasite Breaks Its Own DNA To Avoid Detection" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415141210.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(331) "The parasite that causes African sleeping sickness is like a thief donning a disguise. Every time the host's immune cells get close to destroying the parasite, it escapes detection by rearranging its DNA and changing its appearance. Now scientists reveal how the parasite initiates its getaway, by cleaving both strands of its DNA." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415141210.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(331) "The parasite that causes African sleeping sickness is like a thief donning a disguise. Every time the host's immune cells get close to destroying the parasite, it escapes detection by rearranging its DNA and changing its appearance. Now scientists reveal how the parasite initiates its getaway, by cleaving both strands of its DNA." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1240174800) } [32]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(56) "Red Pandas Reveal An Unexpected (Artificial) Sweet Tooth" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415120959.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(368) "The red panda is the first non-primate mammal to display a liking for the artificial sweetener aspartame. This unexpected affinity for an artificial sweetener may reflect structural variation in the red panda's sweet taste receptor. The findings may shed light on how individual taste preferences and diet choice are shaped by molecular differences in taste receptors." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415120959.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(368) "The red panda is the first non-primate mammal to display a liking for the artificial sweetener aspartame. This unexpected affinity for an artificial sweetener may reflect structural variation in the red panda's sweet taste receptor. The findings may shed light on how individual taste preferences and diet choice are shaped by molecular differences in taste receptors." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1239872400) } [33]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(58) "Gene Targeting Discovery Opens Door For Vaccines And Drugs" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090413185728.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(407) "In a genetic leap that could help fast track vaccine and drug development to prevent or tame serious global diseases, researchers have discovered how to destroy a key DNA pathway in a wily and widespread human parasite. The feat surmounts a major hurdle for targeting genes in Toxoplasma gondii, an infection model whose close relatives are responsible for diseases that include malaria and severe diarrhea." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090413185728.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(407) "In a genetic leap that could help fast track vaccine and drug development to prevent or tame serious global diseases, researchers have discovered how to destroy a key DNA pathway in a wily and widespread human parasite. The feat surmounts a major hurdle for targeting genes in Toxoplasma gondii, an infection model whose close relatives are responsible for diseases that include malaria and severe diarrhea." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1239721200) } [34]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(79) "Nine Lives: Cats' Central Nervous System Can Repair Itself And Restore Function" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090330200722.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(170) "Scientists studying a mysterious neurological affliction in cats have discovered a surprising ability of the central nervous system to repair itself and restore function." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090330200722.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(170) "Scientists studying a mysterious neurological affliction in cats have discovered a surprising ability of the central nervous system to repair itself and restore function." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1238511600) } [35]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(65) "Good Dog/Bad Dog: Geriatrician Notes Dangers Of Pet-Related Falls" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090326181720.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(234) ""Falling all over" a pet usually refers to indulging or pampering a four-legged companion, but a new report shows that many Americans, particularly the elderly, are falling over their dogs and cats literally... and hurting themselves." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090326181720.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(234) ""Falling all over" a pet usually refers to indulging or pampering a four-legged companion, but a new report shows that many Americans, particularly the elderly, are falling over their dogs and cats literally... and hurting themselves." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1238209200) } [36]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(70) "Toxoplasmosis Parasite May Trigger Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorders" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090311085151.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(366) "Scientists have discovered how the toxoplasmosis parasite may trigger the development of schizophrenia and other bipolar disorders. They have shown that the parasite may play a role in the development of these disorders by affecting the production of dopamine -- the chemical that relays messages in the brain controlling aspects of movement, cognition and behavior." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090311085151.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(366) "Scientists have discovered how the toxoplasmosis parasite may trigger the development of schizophrenia and other bipolar disorders. They have shown that the parasite may play a role in the development of these disorders by affecting the production of dopamine -- the chemical that relays messages in the brain controlling aspects of movement, cognition and behavior." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1236816000) } [37]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(59) "Cats' Eye Diseases Genetically Linked To Diseases In Humans" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090304114254.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(352) "About one in 3,500 people are affected with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a disease of the retina's visual cells that eventually leads to blindness. Now researchers have identified a genetic link between cats and humans for two different forms of RP. This discovery will help scientists develop gene-based therapies that will benefit both cats and humans." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090304114254.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(352) "About one in 3,500 people are affected with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a disease of the retina's visual cells that eventually leads to blindness. Now researchers have identified a genetic link between cats and humans for two different forms of RP. This discovery will help scientists develop gene-based therapies that will benefit both cats and humans." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1236387600) } [38]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(26) "Tigers Get A Stimulus Plan" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227081835.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(393) "A new effort for tiger conservation across its range has been started. There are no exact numbers for wild tiger populations, both historical and current. But two hundred years ago the total number of wild tigers was likely to have been between 100,000 to 500,000 compared to today's total of around about 5,000 tigers, including 2,300 breeding adults. Tigers are listed by IUCN as endangered." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:00:00 EST" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227081835.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(393) "A new effort for tiger conservation across its range has been started. There are no exact numbers for wild tiger populations, both historical and current. But two hundred years ago the total number of wild tigers was likely to have been between 100,000 to 500,000 compared to today's total of around about 5,000 tigers, including 2,300 breeding adults. Tigers are listed by IUCN as endangered." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1235793600) } [39]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(66) "Critically Endangered Cheetahs In Algeria Snapped With Camera Trap" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227082603.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(293) "A survey of the Sahara has captured the first camera-trap photographs of the critically endangered Saharan cheetah in Algeria. Overall, the survey identified four different Saharan cheetahs --- a subspecies of cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki) --- using spot patterns unique to each individual." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:00:00 EST" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227082603.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(293) "A survey of the Sahara has captured the first camera-trap photographs of the critically endangered Saharan cheetah in Algeria. Overall, the survey identified four different Saharan cheetahs --- a subspecies of cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki) --- using spot patterns unique to each individual." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1235782800) } [40]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(90) "Specific Protein Is Crucial To Reproduction Of Parasites Involved In Toxoplasmosis Disease" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212125130.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(275) "Scientists have discovered a protein in T. gondii that is essential for the parasite's growth. The group's work points the way toward a new model system that can be used in studying other parasitic diseases and could one day lead to an effective target for drug intervention." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:00:00 EST" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212125130.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(275) "Scientists have discovered a protein in T. gondii that is essential for the parasite's growth. The group's work points the way toward a new model system that can be used in studying other parasitic diseases and could one day lead to an effective target for drug intervention." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1235383200) } [41]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(60) "Jaguar Spotted In Central Mexico For First Time In 100 Years" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210134448.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(427) "The jaguar (Panthera onca) has become an animal in danger of extinction over recent decades, due to the fragmentation and deterioration of its habitat, as well as hunting and illegal animal smuggling. As a result of this vulnerability, no individuals have been seen in the centre of Mexico since the start of the 20th Century. However, Mexican and Spanish scientists have now managed to photograph a male jaguar in this region." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:00:00 EST" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210134448.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(427) "The jaguar (Panthera onca) has become an animal in danger of extinction over recent decades, due to the fragmentation and deterioration of its habitat, as well as hunting and illegal animal smuggling. As a result of this vulnerability, no individuals have been seen in the centre of Mexico since the start of the 20th Century. However, Mexican and Spanish scientists have now managed to photograph a male jaguar in this region." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1234400400) } [42]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(37) "Tigers 'Took The Silk Road' To Russia" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090126163011.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(205) "DNA from an extinct sub-species of tiger has revealed that the ancestors of modern tigers migrated through the heart of China -- along what would later become known as 'the Silk Road' -- scientists report." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Mon, 02 Feb 2009 08:00:00 EST" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090126163011.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(205) "DNA from an extinct sub-species of tiger has revealed that the ancestors of modern tigers migrated through the heart of China -- along what would later become known as 'the Silk Road' -- scientists report." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1233579600) } [43]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(63) "Surprising Lion Stronghold Uncovered In War-torn Central Africa" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090129122531.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(287) "Times are tough for wildlife living at the frontier between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Armies are reportedly encamped in a national park and wildlife preserve on the Congolese side, while displaced herders and their cattle have settled in an adjoining Ugandan park." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Sat, 31 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090129122531.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(287) "Times are tough for wildlife living at the frontier between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Armies are reportedly encamped in a national park and wildlife preserve on the Congolese side, while displaced herders and their cattle have settled in an adjoining Ugandan park." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1233406800) } [44]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(94) "Dog Owners More Likely To Share Germs With Pets By Not Washing Hands Than By Sleeping With Dog" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090127131652.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(331) "Dog owners who sleep with their pet or permit licks on the face are in good company. Surveys show that more than half of owners bond with their pets in these ways. Research done by a veterinarian found that these dog owners are no more likely to share the same strains of E. coli bacteria with their pets than are other dog owners." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090127131652.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(331) "Dog owners who sleep with their pet or permit licks on the face are in good company. Surveys show that more than half of owners bond with their pets in these ways. Research done by a veterinarian found that these dog owners are no more likely to share the same strains of E. coli bacteria with their pets than are other dog owners." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1233352800) } [45]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(76) "Food Choices And Location Influence California Sea Otter Exposure To Disease" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090119210537.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(161) "Sea otters living along the central California coast risk higher exposure to disease-causing parasites as a consequence of the food they eat and where they feed." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Sat, 24 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090119210537.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(161) "Sea otters living along the central California coast risk higher exposure to disease-causing parasites as a consequence of the food they eat and where they feed." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1232802000) } [46]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(75) "Might Migrating Birds Have Infected The Svalbard Arctic Fox With Parasites?" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081222113524.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(340) "The cat is the main host for Toxoplasma and spreads the infection in its droppings. Previous research has shown that isolated island groups without cats are in reality free of the parasite. New research suggests that migratory birds are a probable source of infection for the Arctic fox population on Svalbard (the Spitsbergen archipelago)." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:00:00 EST" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081222113524.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(340) "The cat is the main host for Toxoplasma and spreads the infection in its droppings. Previous research has shown that isolated island groups without cats are in reality free of the parasite. New research suggests that migratory birds are a probable source of infection for the Arctic fox population on Svalbard (the Spitsbergen archipelago)." 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["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091008113313.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(255) "You might watch your daily calorie intake or glance over nutritional information on food packages, but do you do the same for your pet? Veterinarians say there are several guidelines to follow when feeding your pet to ensure that it maintains good health." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1255100400) } [17]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(33) "Are Tigers 'Brainier' Than Lions?" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090911145030.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(142) "A wide-ranging study of big cat skulls has shown that tigers have bigger brains, relative to their body size, than lions, leopards or jaguars." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090911145030.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(142) "A wide-ranging study of big cat skulls has shown that tigers have bigger brains, relative to their body size, than lions, leopards or jaguars." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1252854000) } [18]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(95) "Tiny Pump Means Pain Relief For Big Cats: Vets Modify Implant To Give Pain Relief After Surgery" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090901164046.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(139) "Veterinarians have found a solution to the challenge of providing effective pain relief to some of their most difficult patients: big cats." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090901164046.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(139) "Veterinarians have found a solution to the challenge of providing effective pain relief to some of their most difficult patients: big cats." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1251936000) } [19]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(68) "Friendly Gut Bacteria Lend A Hand To Fight Infection, Study Suggests" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090819123937.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(187) "Immunology researchers have found that bacteria present in the human gut help initiate the body's defense mechanisms against Toxoplasma gondii, the parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090819123937.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(187) "Immunology researchers have found that bacteria present in the human gut help initiate the body's defense mechanisms against Toxoplasma gondii, the parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1251061200) } [20]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(87) "Conserving Big Cats Works: South African Leopard Field Study Yields Encouraging Results" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090811143838.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(400) "In 2002, leopards in were legally -- but unsustainably -- hunted by trophy hunters, and illegally hunted by farmers because of the threat they pose to livestock. In order to reduce leopard killings, scientists have worked with local policy makers to create sustainable conservation solutions. In 2006, recommendations were successfully implemented and by 2008 data showed that the plans were working." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090811143838.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(400) "In 2002, leopards in were legally -- but unsustainably -- hunted by trophy hunters, and illegally hunted by farmers because of the threat they pose to livestock. In order to reduce leopard killings, scientists have worked with local policy makers to create sustainable conservation solutions. In 2006, recommendations were successfully implemented and by 2008 data showed that the plans were working." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1250208000) } [21]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(50) "121 Breeding Tigers Estimated To Be Found In Nepal" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090727135537.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(183) "Biologists welcome the news of an estimated 121 breeding tigers in four protected areas in the Terai Arc Landscape of Nepal as announced by the government in Kathmandu, July 27, 2009." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090727135537.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(183) "Biologists welcome the news of an estimated 121 breeding tigers in four protected areas in the Terai Arc Landscape of Nepal as announced by the government in Kathmandu, July 27, 2009." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1248782400) } [22]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(57) "House Cats Know What They Want And How To Get It From You" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090713121348.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(256) "Anyone who has ever had cats knows how difficult it can be to get them to do anything they don't already want to do. But it seems that the house cats themselves have had distinctly less trouble getting humans to do their bidding, according to a new report." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090713121348.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(256) "Anyone who has ever had cats knows how difficult it can be to get them to do anything they don't already want to do. But it seems that the house cats themselves have had distinctly less trouble getting humans to do their bidding, according to a new report." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1247540400) } [23]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(59) "Once-a-month Pill For Both Fleas And Ticks In Dogs And Cats" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090629100639.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(153) "Scientists are describing discovery and successful tests of the first once-a-month pill for controlling both fleas and ticks in domestic dogs and cats. " ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090629100639.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(153) "Scientists are describing discovery and successful tests of the first once-a-month pill for controlling both fleas and ticks in domestic dogs and cats. " ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1246870800) } [24]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(78) "Oscar The Bobcat – Hit By A Car – Is On The Road To Recovery After Surgery" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090703111301.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(129) "Oscar the bobcat is healing by leaps and bounds after a team of surgeons repaired injuries he sustained after being hit by a car." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090703111301.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(129) "Oscar the bobcat is healing by leaps and bounds after a team of surgeons repaired injuries he sustained after being hit by a car." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1246593600) } [25]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(60) "Chemical In Blood May Explain Susceptibility To Bladder Pain" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615144323.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(235) "A marker in the blood of both cats and humans that was identified in a recent study might signal both species' susceptibility for a painful bladder disorder called interstitial cystitis, a condition that is often difficult to diagnose." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615144323.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(235) "A marker in the blood of both cats and humans that was identified in a recent study might signal both species' susceptibility for a painful bladder disorder called interstitial cystitis, a condition that is often difficult to diagnose." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1246028400) } [26]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(55) "How Big A Role Does Chance Play In The History Of Life?" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090609220721.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(326) "Researchers have discovered a group of closely related living species that independently repeated the different step-like changes that occurred in the major diversification of their kind during the Cretaceous Period, roughly 100 to 90 million years ago. But remarkably, this group of species arose some 80 million years later." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090609220721.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(326) "Researchers have discovered a group of closely related living species that independently repeated the different step-like changes that occurred in the major diversification of their kind during the Cretaceous Period, roughly 100 to 90 million years ago. But remarkably, this group of species arose some 80 million years later." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1245790800) } [27]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(62) "Hunters Are Depleting Lion And Cougar Populations, Study Finds" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617123443.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(169) "Sport hunters are depleting lion and cougar populations as managers respond to demands to control predators that threaten livestock and humans, according to a new study." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617123443.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(169) "Sport hunters are depleting lion and cougar populations as managers respond to demands to control predators that threaten livestock and humans, according to a new study." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1245380400) } [28]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(96) "Knowledge Of Epigenetics Helps Scientists Develop Tool To Study Deadly Parasite’s Histone Code" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090522171901.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(467) "In the Japanese art of paper folding, a series of folds can make the same sheet of paper into a ballerina or baby elephant. But try unfolding the baby elephant and making it into a ballerina. It's like trying to make a neuron from a kidney cell. Epigenetics, it turns out, isn't much different from this old Japanese art: Each fold, or epigenetic crease, both limits and permits further potential folds in a way that mirrors how epigenetic changes seal a cell's fate." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Mon, 25 May 2009 02:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090522171901.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(467) "In the Japanese art of paper folding, a series of folds can make the same sheet of paper into a ballerina or baby elephant. But try unfolding the baby elephant and making it into a ballerina. It's like trying to make a neuron from a kidney cell. Epigenetics, it turns out, isn't much different from this old Japanese art: Each fold, or epigenetic crease, both limits and permits further potential folds in a way that mirrors how epigenetic changes seal a cell's fate." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1243231200) } [29]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(48) "New Species of Yeast Discovered in Amazon Jungle" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090521084717.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(148) "A new species of yeast has been discovered deep in the Amazon jungle. Biologist have identified novel characteristics of Candida carvajalis sp. nov." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Fri, 22 May 2009 20:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090521084717.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(148) "A new species of yeast has been discovered deep in the Amazon jungle. Biologist have identified novel characteristics of Candida carvajalis sp. nov." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1243036800) } [30]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(89) "From Rats To Humans: Around Thirty Europeans Infected With Cowpox Virus By Their Pet Rats" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090507192933.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(126) "Around thirty Europeans, including twenty French citizens, have recently contracted a viral infection linked to their pet rat." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Fri, 08 May 2009 17:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090507192933.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(126) "Around thirty Europeans, including twenty French citizens, have recently contracted a viral infection linked to their pet rat." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1241816400) } [31]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(46) "Parasite Breaks Its Own DNA To Avoid Detection" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415141210.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(331) "The parasite that causes African sleeping sickness is like a thief donning a disguise. Every time the host's immune cells get close to destroying the parasite, it escapes detection by rearranging its DNA and changing its appearance. Now scientists reveal how the parasite initiates its getaway, by cleaving both strands of its DNA." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415141210.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(331) "The parasite that causes African sleeping sickness is like a thief donning a disguise. Every time the host's immune cells get close to destroying the parasite, it escapes detection by rearranging its DNA and changing its appearance. Now scientists reveal how the parasite initiates its getaway, by cleaving both strands of its DNA." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1240174800) } [32]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(56) "Red Pandas Reveal An Unexpected (Artificial) Sweet Tooth" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415120959.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(368) "The red panda is the first non-primate mammal to display a liking for the artificial sweetener aspartame. This unexpected affinity for an artificial sweetener may reflect structural variation in the red panda's sweet taste receptor. The findings may shed light on how individual taste preferences and diet choice are shaped by molecular differences in taste receptors." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415120959.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(368) "The red panda is the first non-primate mammal to display a liking for the artificial sweetener aspartame. This unexpected affinity for an artificial sweetener may reflect structural variation in the red panda's sweet taste receptor. The findings may shed light on how individual taste preferences and diet choice are shaped by molecular differences in taste receptors." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1239872400) } [33]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(58) "Gene Targeting Discovery Opens Door For Vaccines And Drugs" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090413185728.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(407) "In a genetic leap that could help fast track vaccine and drug development to prevent or tame serious global diseases, researchers have discovered how to destroy a key DNA pathway in a wily and widespread human parasite. The feat surmounts a major hurdle for targeting genes in Toxoplasma gondii, an infection model whose close relatives are responsible for diseases that include malaria and severe diarrhea." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090413185728.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(407) "In a genetic leap that could help fast track vaccine and drug development to prevent or tame serious global diseases, researchers have discovered how to destroy a key DNA pathway in a wily and widespread human parasite. The feat surmounts a major hurdle for targeting genes in Toxoplasma gondii, an infection model whose close relatives are responsible for diseases that include malaria and severe diarrhea." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1239721200) } [34]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(79) "Nine Lives: Cats' Central Nervous System Can Repair Itself And Restore Function" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090330200722.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(170) "Scientists studying a mysterious neurological affliction in cats have discovered a surprising ability of the central nervous system to repair itself and restore function." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090330200722.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(170) "Scientists studying a mysterious neurological affliction in cats have discovered a surprising ability of the central nervous system to repair itself and restore function." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1238511600) } [35]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(65) "Good Dog/Bad Dog: Geriatrician Notes Dangers Of Pet-Related Falls" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090326181720.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(234) ""Falling all over" a pet usually refers to indulging or pampering a four-legged companion, but a new report shows that many Americans, particularly the elderly, are falling over their dogs and cats literally... and hurting themselves." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090326181720.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(234) ""Falling all over" a pet usually refers to indulging or pampering a four-legged companion, but a new report shows that many Americans, particularly the elderly, are falling over their dogs and cats literally... and hurting themselves." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1238209200) } [36]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(70) "Toxoplasmosis Parasite May Trigger Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorders" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090311085151.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(366) "Scientists have discovered how the toxoplasmosis parasite may trigger the development of schizophrenia and other bipolar disorders. They have shown that the parasite may play a role in the development of these disorders by affecting the production of dopamine -- the chemical that relays messages in the brain controlling aspects of movement, cognition and behavior." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EDT" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090311085151.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(366) "Scientists have discovered how the toxoplasmosis parasite may trigger the development of schizophrenia and other bipolar disorders. They have shown that the parasite may play a role in the development of these disorders by affecting the production of dopamine -- the chemical that relays messages in the brain controlling aspects of movement, cognition and behavior." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1236816000) } [37]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(59) "Cats' Eye Diseases Genetically Linked To Diseases In Humans" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090304114254.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(352) "About one in 3,500 people are affected with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a disease of the retina's visual cells that eventually leads to blindness. Now researchers have identified a genetic link between cats and humans for two different forms of RP. This discovery will help scientists develop gene-based therapies that will benefit both cats and humans." ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(29) "Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(4) "true" ["guid"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090304114254.htm" ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(352) "About one in 3,500 people are affected with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a disease of the retina's visual cells that eventually leads to blindness. Now researchers have identified a genetic link between cats and humans for two different forms of RP. This discovery will help scientists develop gene-based therapies that will benefit both cats and humans." ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1236387600) } [38]=> array(15) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(26) "Tigers Get A Stimulus Plan" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(61) "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227081835.htm" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(393) "A new effort for tiger conservation across its range has been started. There are no exact numbers for wild tiger populations, both historical and current. But two hundred years ago the total number of wild tigers was likely to have been between 100,000 to 500,000 compared to today's total of around about 5,000 tigers, including 2,300 breeding adults. Tigers are listed by IUCN as endangered." 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