Researchers have discovered that morphological changes in an aquatic microbe may be used as a biosensor to determine levels of toxic heavy metals and metal-like substances in air or water. Andrew...
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untreated brain Photo: Plaques comprised of amyloid-beta are the hallmark pathology of Alzheimer's disease. In this study, the scientists used an amyloid-degrading enzyme to clear these amyloid...
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Filed in archive Microbiology
by ruth on August 30, 2007
Wiley-Blackwell, the scientific, technical, medical and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc, and the Society for Applied Microbiology (SfAM) announced today publication of the...
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According to a study published in PLOS ONE, genetically modified Bt maize are more susceptible to aphids. Within five out of six pairs that were evaluated, transgenic maize lines were significantly...
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Scientists have developed a biodegradable polymer with food-sourced antimicrobial agents, designed to prevent the formation of bacterial biofilms on food surfaces and packaging. The natural...
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Cornell researchers have cloned a novel aluminum-tolerant gene in sorghum and expect to have new genetically-engineered aluminum-tolerant sorghum lines by next year. This is a significant development...
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Photo: Healthy spinal cord tissue (left) shows a similar number of neurons (magnified in red) as the MS-infected spinal cord tissue of mice treated with a specific form of estrogen (right). Fewer...
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What: Miami 2008 Winter Symposium: Regulatory RNA in Biology and Human Health When: February 2-6, 2008 Where: Miami Beach resort & Spa, Miami Beach, Florida Even though the key mechanisms and...
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In a mouse model, scientists have demonstrated that treatment with a drug known as FTY720 prevents many leukemias caused by the cancer protein BCR-ABL- nearly all cases of blast crisis chronic...
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Photo:Fluorescence picture showing uptake of nanoparticles labelled with red fluorescence taken up principally by tumor cells labelled with green microparticles. Few nanoparticles can be seen on the...
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The French-Italian Public Consortium for Grapevine Genome Characterization has released the grapevine genome sequence of Pinot Noir, a red wine grape variety which lend their flavour to both Burgundy...
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A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge reports the first synthesis of azadirachtin, a secondary metabolite first isolated from Neem tree seeds. It is a highly potent insecticide that...
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Comparing DNA samples from 305 Ashkenazi Jews more than 95 years old and a control group of 408 unrelated Ashkenazi Jews participating in Albert Einstein College of Medicine's Longevity Genes...
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In a report published in the September issue of Nature Biotechnology, scientists have successfully created human heart muscle cells from embryonic stem cells which have been successfully implanted...
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(Photo: The tube on the left shows the original emulsion, while the one on the right shows the rapid separation of the emulsion into oil and water after a newly developed "switchable"...
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Two Phase III clinical trials involving more than 2000 patients have shown that Novo Nordisk's new anti-diabetes drug candidate liraglutide have a positive effect on blood glucose control, body...
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Researchers from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech are developing transportable pyrolysis units that will convert poultry litter - a mixture of bedding, manure, feathers,...
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Results of a clinical trial funded by Bayhill Therapeutics, Inc. shows that BHT-3009, a newly developed DNA vaccine against multiple sclerosis appears safe and may produce beneficial changes in the...
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Researchers have discovered that metformin, a commonly prescribed diabetes drug, slows down the growth of cancer cells lacking p53, a key regulatory gene that regulates Cell division and several...
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