News tagged with secretion
Insect glands may illuminate human fertilization process
Insect glands are responsible for producing a host of secretions that allow bees to sting and ants to lay down trails to and from their nests. New research from Carnegie scientists focuses on secretions from glands in the ...
May 03, 2012 |
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Pig stomach mucins are effective as anti-viral agents for consumer products
Mucus often elicits strong revulsion, but to MIT biological engineer Katharina Ribbeck, it is a fascinating material.
Apr 25, 2012 |
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Security firm links cyber spy campaign to Chinese hacker
Tokyo-based computer security firm Trend Micro on Friday said it linked a hacker in China to a "cyber espionage" campaign targeting India, Japan, and Tibetans.
Mar 30, 2012 |
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New mathematical model explains how hosts survive parasite attacks
In nature, how do host species survive parasite attacks? This has not been well understood, until now. A new mathematical model shows that when a host and its parasite each have multiple traits governing their ...
Mar 04, 2012 |
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Website lets people shine light on dark secrets
People around the world share their deep secrets with Frank Warren and he, in turn, reveals them to all.
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Cholera's nano-dagger: Researchers observe how pathogen decimates competing bacteria and human cells
Bacteria live in a state of perpetual warfare, with different species battling for dominion over their competitors and when pathogen, over their infected host. New research suggests that the human pathogen Vibrio cholerae, which ...
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Some bacteria attack using spring-loaded poison daggers
Bacteria have evolved different systems for secreting proteins into the fluid around them or into other cells. Some, for example, have syringe-like exterior structures that can pierce other cells and inject ...
Feb 27, 2012 |
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New pilot survey reveals importance of intellectual property
New survey results indicate that trademarks and trade secrets are the most important forms of intellectual property (IP) protection according to most businesses, followed by copyrights and patents.
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Feb 23, 2012 |
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NJ programmer freed as NY court orders acquittal
(AP) -- A smiling former Goldman Sachs computer programmer was freed from prison Friday after a surprise ruling from a federal appeals court reversed his conviction on charges he stole computer code.
Feb 17, 2012 |
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New secret dispersion technologies that protect against data falsification without needing extra disc capacity
NEC Corporation announced today the development of secret dispersion technologies that safely and securely disperse and save confidential information, even in open environments such as cloud computing networks.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Decoding the molecular machine behind E. coli and cholera
Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered the workings behind some of the bacteria that kill hundreds of thousands every year, possibly paving the way for new antibiotics that could treat infections ...
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Guilty verdict in theft of Motorola secrets for China
A former software engineer for Motorola was found guilty Wednesday of stealing trade secrets from the US technology firm just before she tried to leave the country for China, the Justice Department said.
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Scientists map one of life's molecular mysteries
All living organisms are made up of cells, behind these intricate life forms lie complex cellular processes that allow our bodies to function. Researchers working on protein secretion — a fundamental process in biology ...
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Scientist sentenced for selling chemical secrets to Chinese
A former Dow Chemical Company scientist has been sentenced to five years in prison for selling trade secrets to Chinese companies, the US Justice Department announced Friday.
Jan 14, 2012 |
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Del. court says ex-HP CEO can't keep letter secret
(AP) -- Former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd will have to make public a letter detailing sexual-harassment allegations that led to his ouster.
Dec 29, 2011 |
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