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Man-made organisms will be here in four months, say biologists »
Posted by: travelcn 3 months, 1 week ago in Health & Fitness
U.S genome expert Craig Venter, said his team have overcome a vital obstacle in the development of new man-made organisms.
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Bacteria-killing Enzyme Cures Mice With Fatal Pneumonia »
Posted by: myfairlady 9 months ago in Science & Technology
Before the advent of antibiotics, pneumonia claimed so many lives — and was so feared — that it was called the “captain of the ship of death ...
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Light, Photosynthesis Help Bacteria Invade Fresh Produce »
Posted by: myfairlady 2 months ago in News
Exposure to light and possibly photosynthesis itself could be helping disease-causing bacteria to be internalized by lettuce leaves, making them impervious to washing, according to ...
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US Marshals seize sanitizer for bacteria problems - Yahoo! News »
Posted by: padmaja_ch 3 months, 4 weeks ago in News
Officers with the U.S. Marshals Service have seized all skin sanitizers and skin protectants, including ingredients and components, at Clarcon Biological Chemistry Laboratory's ...
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Evidence of life on Mars lurks beneath surface of meteorite, Nasa experts claim - Times Online »
Posted by: The-Shark 1 day, 4 hours ago in Science & Technology
Nasa scientists have produced the most compelling evidence yet that bacterial life exists on Mars.
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Aphids Saved From Gruesome Death By Virus-infected Bacteria »
Posted by: myfairlady 3 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
The term "beneficial virus" sounds like an oxymoron. But pea aphids whose symbiotic bacteria have viral infections gain protection against parasitic wasps. Aphids without the ...
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Engineered Viruses Combat Antibiotic Resistance »
Posted by: myfairlady 9 months ago in Science & Technology
A new approach to fighting bacterial infections, developed at MIT and Boston University, could help prevent bacteria from developing antibiotic resistance and help kill those ...
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First Dishwasher-Safe Wireless Keyboard Introduced »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 10 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
It's no secret that your keyboard is one of the most germ-ridden portions of your office cubicle. That's been shown at least twice ...
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Caught on Video: Immune Cell Destroys Bacteria | LiveScience »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 4 months ago in Health & Fitness
In a starring role for E. coli, researchers have developed a new technique to make movies of bacteria as they infect their victims and are ...
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Good Bacteria Can Be Effective Vehicle For Oral Vaccine Against Anthrax »
Posted by: myfairlady 9 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Researchers at North Carolina State University have discovered that the good bacteria found in dairy products and linked to positive health benefits in the human ...
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Simple Device Can Ensure Food Gets To The Store Bacteria Free »
Posted by: myfairlady 9 months ago in Health & Fitness
A Purdue University researcher has found a way to eliminate bacteria in packaged foods such as spinach and tomatoes, a process that could eliminate worries ...
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Strategy Discovered For Fighting Persistent Bacterial Infections »
Posted by: myfairlady 8 months ago in Science & Technology
Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered a promising strategy for destroying the molecular scaffolding that can make Pseudomonas bacterial infections extremely difficult to treat ...
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New Software Dramatically Speeds Enzyme Design »
Posted by: myfairlady 9 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
A Duke University-led team has brought powerful software to the never-ending arms race between antibiotics and germs. Working together, computer scientists and biochemists have developed ...
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Nanotechnology May Be Used For Food Safety »
Posted by: myfairlady 11 months ago in Science & Technology
A microscopic biological sensor that detects Salmonella bacteria in lab tests has been developed by an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist and university colleagues. The ...
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First Evidence Of SHIV Resistance To Vaginal Microbicide »
Posted by: myfairlady 6 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
A new study reports the first evidence of simian-human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV) resistance to the protective vaginal microbicide, PSC-RANTES, in rhesus macaques. The researchers from ...
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