US to test vaccines in poultry as way to curb bird flu outbreak
U.S. health officials are considering using vaccines in poultry to stem an ongoing outbreak of bird flu.
U.S. health officials are considering using vaccines in poultry to stem an ongoing outbreak of bird flu.
Veterinary medicine
Feb 10, 2023
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Despite vaccinating his entire herd against foot-and-mouth disease, Iraqi farmer Saadoun Roumi has lost five of his 15 buffaloes to a variant never before seen in the country.
Veterinary medicine
Feb 9, 2023
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The infamous spike proteins on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 help it bind to and enter human cells. Because of their important role in spreading infection, these spike proteins are one of the main targets for COVID-19 vaccines ...
Biochemistry
Feb 8, 2023
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Gold nanorod probes combined with an optical microscope can now be used to detect signs of a highly contagious and lethal virus that poses a major threat to the swine industry worldwide.
Veterinary medicine
Feb 3, 2023
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Beekeepers could soon have a new option for protecting hives from a devastating disease: the first vaccine for insects.
Plants & Animals
Feb 2, 2023
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A new way to significantly increase the potency of almost any vaccine has been developed by researchers from the International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN) at Northwestern University. The scientists used chemistry and ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 31, 2023
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To many, EV stands for "electric vehicle." To researchers at Harvard University and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, it's shorthand for another vehicle—this one nanoscopic—that might help streamline the development ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 30, 2023
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Honeybees, which pollinate one-third of the crops Americans eat, face many threats, including infectious diseases. On Jan. 4, 2023, a Georgia biotechnology company called Dalan Animal Health announced that it had received ...
Ecology
Jan 23, 2023
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Researchers in the Salinas Lab in The University of New Mexico's Department of Biology have discovered an immune structure in the nasal cavities of rainbow trout that scientists previously didn't know existed. The new knowledge ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 14, 2022
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A biocompatible polymer could help deliver vaccines and drugs with reduced risk of the rare dangerous adverse reaction called anaphylaxis. Researchers at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology ...
Biochemistry
Dec 9, 2022
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