A compact, self-contained, automated system for surveillance and screening of potential pandemic strains of influenza and other deadly infectious diseases is a step closer to reality, thanks to an agreement between Los Alamos ...
Other
Jan 31, 2011
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A team of scientists from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the University of Florida's Indian River Research and Education Center (IRREC) have turned an ornamental plant into a tool for combating a bacterial disease ...
Ecology
Apr 26, 2010
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Since the human response to infection is highly complex, research to understand how people fight infection is facilitated by studying how similar processes occur in simpler organisms. Zebrafish are becoming an important model ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 24, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are proving that a camera phone can capture far more than photos of people or pets at play. They have now developed a cell phone microscope, or CellScope, ...
Biotechnology
Jul 22, 2009
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