Well-done red meat linked to prostate cancer

http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/23/health/well-done-red-meat-prostate-cancer/index.html?hpt=he_c2

According to Health.com, a new study has found that men have a higher risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer if they consume a lot of ground beef and other red meat. It also stated that especially if the meat is grilled or well-done. This study confirms that red meat contains carcinogens. Carcinogens are agents that can cause cancer.

For every pound of shrimp hauled in, three to 15 pounds of unwanted animals die in the process

I know tears will run down Dr. Otto's face when he read this!...Wild shrimp is usually caught in trawl nets. These nets catch everything in their path, including endangered sea turtles, juvenile fish, seahorses and other marine life. This unintended catch, called bycatch, is thrown overboard, dead or dying. Shrimp trawling has the highest bycatch of any commercial fishery. Shrimp trawling accidentally catches and kills more than 1.8 million tons of marine life each year, including turtles, sharks and other animals, accounting for more than 25% of the world's wasted catch. How can this be allowed? What can we do to stop this type of activity? I don't eat shrimp because I am allergic to it. But Shrimp from the U.S. (wild-caught and farmed) is a "Good Alternative" to wild-caught imported shrimp. Pink shrimp from Oregon, and spot prawn from British Columbia are "Best Choices." http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/SeafoodWatch/web/sfw_factsheet.aspx?fid=245

http://news.discovery.com/videos/animals-millions-of-turtles-killed-due-to-bycatch.html 

Red Mangroves at Matanzas Pass Field Trip

This is new info to me. I didn't know about this until Gabby from class told me a story about her friends and her licking salt out of mangrove leaves. She said it "taste good" and asked me to try it. I tried it and it was good. So I wanted to know more info about it and did a little research on it. Here is what I found interesting.
The roots of the red mangrove are able to obtain water from the ocean by pumping magnesium ions into the root.  These positive ions force other positive ions, such as sodium, out of the root.  The high concentration of magnesium in the root creates a high osmotic potential, and this in turn attracts water in from the surrounding seawater. The net effect is to set up "reverse osmosis" or to exclude salt from the root.  Oxygen to support the cells moving all those magnesium ions is provided through air channels in the roots. 

Neem "the miracle tree"

So remember the Neem tree from ECHO? here it is! I looked it up and it's actually a pretty amazing tree. Here is a link of how it's being used in India -----> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8MsIpkqZuI&noredirect=1

Eating Animals! A 16-foot python captured in Everglades after eating 76-pound deer

Since we are reading Eating Animals this week and next week, I thought it would be somewhat relevant to blog about "eating animals"...So this giant Burmese python was kill after it had just consumed an adult deer! check out the link----> http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2011/oct/28/16-foot-python-everglades-captured-after-eating-ad/