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Study finds new way deadly food-borne bacteria spread
University of Central Florida Microbiology Professor Keith Ireton has uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that plays an important role in the spread of a deadly food-borne bacterium.
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Studies: Swine flu spreads long after fever stops (Update)
(AP) -- When the coughing stops is probably a better sign of when a swine flu patient is no longer contagious, experts said after seeing new research that suggests the virus can still spread many days after ...
Sep 14, 2009 |
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New sources of biofuel to take pressure off traditional crops
"Salt-loving algae could be the key to the successful development of biofuels as well as being an efficient means of recycling atmospheric carbon dioxide", Professor John Cushman of the University of Nevada told the Society ...
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Scientists move closer to a safer anthrax vaccine
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have identified two small protein fragments that could be developed into an anthrax vaccine that may cause fewer side effects than ...
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Fungus found in humans shown to be nimble in mating game
Brown University researchers have discovered that Candida albicans, a human fungal pathogen that causes thrush and other diseases, pursues same-sex mating in addition to conventional opposite-sex mating.
Aug 12, 2009 |
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A 'super sensor' for cancer and CSIs
Like the sensitive seismographs that can pick up tremors of impending earthquakes long before they strike, a similar invention from Tel Aviv University researchers may change the face of molecular biology.
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Vaccine blocks malaria transmission in lab experiments
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute have for the first time produced a malarial protein (Pfs48/45) in the proper conformation and quantity to generate a significant immune response in mice and non-human ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Reviews of microbial gene language published in special issue of Trends in Microbiology
Ten articles describing how a universal language to describe genes is bringing benefits to the study of the microbial world have been published in a special issue of Trends in Microbiology, co-edited by Virginia Bioinformatics Instit ...
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Fluorescent probes may permit monitoring of chemotherapy effectiveness
Going out like a brilliant flame is one way to get attention. If physicians could watch tumor cells committing a form of programmed suicide called apoptosis, a desired effect of workhorse cancer treatments such as chemotherapy ...
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Bacteria from the deep can clean up heavy metals
A species of bacteria, isolated from sediments deep under the Pacific Ocean, could provide a powerful clean-up tool for heavy metal pollution.
Jun 05, 2009 |
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The coming of biofuels: Study shows reducing gasoline emissions will benefit human health
President Barack Obama and Energy Secretary Steve Chu are consistent in their message that when it comes to transportation fuels, carbon-neutral biofuels as an alternative to gasoline are coming. While the ...
May 28, 2009 |
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Scientists announce top 10 new species
(PhysOrg.com) -- The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and an international committee of taxonomists - scientists responsible for species exploration and classification ...
May 22, 2009 |
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Scientists work to plug microorganisms into the energy grid
The answer to the looming fuel crisis in the 21st century may be found by thinking small, microscopic in fact. Microscopic organisms from bacteria and cyanobacteria, to fungi and microalgae, are biological factories that ...
May 18, 2009 |
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Air conditioning in cars cuts down microbes, particles: study
Air conditioning in cars cuts out more than 80 percent of germs, fungal spores and particles from outside air, providing a boon for people with respiratory problems or allergies, German scientists say.
May 17, 2009 |
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Cholesterol-busting bug with a taste for waste
A novel species of bacteria with cholesterol-busting properties has been discovered by scientists at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. Dr Oliver Drzyzga and colleagues isolated the new bug, called Gordonia ch ...
May 14, 2009 |
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