(Phys.org) —Researchers and physicians in the field could soon run on-the-spot tests for environmental toxins, medical diagnostics, food safety and more with their smartphones.

Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry

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(Norwich BioScience Institutes) Scientists at the Institute of Food Research have been mining the genome of C. botulinum to uncover new information about the toxin genes that produce the potent toxin behind ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

May 14, 2013 not rated yet 0

High levels of polluting chemicals which are used as flame retardants have been detected in the livers of sparrowhawks in the UK. So-called PBDEs (Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers) are a group of 209 closely ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 26, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1

Hydrogen sulfide, the pungent stuff often referred to as sewer gas, is a deadly substance implicated in several mass extinctions, including one at the end of the Permian period 251 million years ago that ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 17, 2013 4.9 / 5 (17) 6 |

Engineers at the University of California, San Diego have invented a "nanosponge" capable of safely removing a broad class of dangerous toxins from the bloodstream – including toxins produced by MRSA, E. co ...

Nanotechnology - Bio & Medicine

Apr 14, 2013 4.9 / 5 (11) 3 |

(Phys.org) —The popular new strategy of planting genetically engineered crops that make two or more toxins to fend off insect pests rests on assumptions that don't always apply, UA researchers have discovered. ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 29, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 22 |

The bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens is a constant companion of some roundworms. These worms assault insect larvae, thereby infecting them with the bacteria; the pathogens then attack the cells of their ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Mar 21, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

At least 37 cows have died after an anthrax outbreak in Moree, northern NSW, it was reported today. ...

Biology - Other

Mar 20, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

The cyanobacterium Synechocystis produces toxins that often lead to its own demise. The biologists Stefan Kopfmann and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Hess from the University of Freiburg have determined the logic governing ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Mar 15, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org) —Researchers from the University of Kentucky have identified 14 molecular markers in bedbug genes commonly associated with resistance to pyrethroid, the most popular pesticide used to control ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Mar 15, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 2 |

University of Otago researchers from the Department of Zoology have expressed serious concerns for the future of the Dunedin Yellow-eyed Penguin population.

Biology - Ecology

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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and university scientists have found that cattle temperament influences how animals should be handled, how they perform and how they respond to disease.

Biology - Other

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Nitrogen in ocean waters fuels the growth of two tiny but toxic phytoplankton species that are harmful to marine life and human health, warns a new study published in the Journal of Phycology.

Space & Earth - Environment

Feb 06, 2013 3.7 / 5 (3) 0

Engineered to produce the bacterial toxin, Bt, "Bt corn" resists attack by corn rootworm, a pest that feeds on roots and can cause annual losses of up to $1 billion. But besides merely protecting against these losses, the ...

Biology - Ecology

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(Phys.org)—Pathogenic bacteria kill their animal or plant hosts through the production of toxic molecules. But how do animals and plants defend themselves against these toxins? Researchers from the Boyce ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

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