Genetic engineers create smarter toxins to help crops fight resistant pests
One of the most successful strategies in pest control is to endow crop plants with genes from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt for short, which code for proteins that kill pests attempting to eat ...
Oct 09, 2011
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Toxic red tides: Scientists track neurotoxin-producing algae
which can increase the amount of harmful toxins in the shellfish that California residents consume — ramping up in frequency and severity locally, scientists at USC have developed a new algae monitoring method in hopes ...
Sep 30, 2011
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Australia's city birds carry highest toxic load
Physicist detects movement of macromolecules engineered into our food
Toxin proteins are genetically engineered into our food because they kill insects by perforating body cell walls, and Professor Rikard Blunck of the University of Montreal's Group for the study of membrane proteins (GEPROM) ...
Sep 12, 2011
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Researchers identify insect resistance to Bt pesticide
For the first time, researchers have identified how cabbage looper caterpillars in the field develop resistance to the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), which naturally occurs in the soil and on plants ...
Aug 30, 2011
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GMO corn falls prey to bugs it was supposed to thwart
A voracious pest which has long plagued corn farmers is devouring a widely-used variety that was genetically modified to thwart the rootworms, raising fears of a new superbug.
Aug 30, 2011
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Researchers design compound to protect against deadly toxin
(PhysOrg.com) -- Australian researchers have discovered a new way to block the action of botulinum toxin, which may pave the way for more effective treatments of the life-threatening disease botulism.
Aug 22, 2011
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Molecular study shows unexpected effects of toxin
Some shellfish gathering in Washington state closed due to presence of toxins
All of King County and most of the eastern portion of Kitsap County in Washington state have been closed to shellfish gathering after tests this week revealed the presence of toxins that can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning.
Aug 04, 2011
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Targeting toxin trafficking
Toxins produced by plants and bacteria pose a significant threat to humans, as emphasized by the recent effects of cucumber-borne Shiga toxin in Germany. Now, new research published on July 21st by the Cell Press journal ...
Jul 21, 2011
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Pseudomonas deploys a toxin delivery machine to breach cell walls of rivals without hurting itself
Microbiologists have uncovered a sneaky trick by the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa to oust rivals. It deploys a toxin delivery machine to breach cell walls of competitors without hurting itself.
Jul 20, 2011
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Drug boosts snakebite survival time by half: study
Rubbing snakebites with an ointment that slows the functioning of lymph glands could boost survival times by 50 percent, according to a study released Sunday.
Jun 26, 2011
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A stem cell target for expanding waistlines?
Researchers may have found the key to developing a method to rid the body of stem cells responsible for driving fat expansion. According to a report in the June 16 Cell Stem Cell, a Cell Press publication, they've landed ...
Jun 16, 2011
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Dangerous toxin discovered in critically endangered Hawaiian monk seal
