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New, More Effective Nisin Antibiotics Combat Superbugs And Food Diseases
5.4.2009 | Press monitoring
Researchers at University College Cork have used bioengineering to produce a new generation of natural antibiotics that target harmful micro-organisms such as MRSA and the food-borne pathogen, Listeria monocytogenes.
Microbes turn electricity directly to methane
4.4.2009 | Press monitoring
A tiny microbe can take electricity and directly convert carbon dioxide and water to methane, producing a portable energy source with a potentially neutral carbon footprint, according to a team of Penn State engineers.
Omega-3 kills cancer cells
3.4.2009 | Press monitoring
Docosahexanoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oils, has been shown to reduce the size of tumours and enhance the positive effects of the chemotherapy drug cisplatin, while limiting its harmful side effects.
Stem Cell Breakthrough: 'Switch' Created That Turns Stem Cells Into Muscle
2.4.2009 | Press monitoring
In a genetic engineering breakthrough that could help everyone from bed-ridden patients to elite athletes, a team of American researchers—including 2007 Nobel Prize winner Mario R. Capecchi—have created a "switch" that allows mutations to be turned on in muscle stem cells to monitor muscle regeneration in a living mammal.
Anti-HIV protein made in plants
1.4.2009 | Press monitoring
One greenhouse could produce a million doses of virus-blocking chemical.
Fungus farmers show way to new drugs
31.3.2009 | Press monitoring
Ant colonies could be key to advances in biofuels and antibiotics.
Nutritious new low-sugar juice targeted for diabetics, individuals with high blood sugar
30.3.2009 | Press monitoring
Scientists in China are reporting development of a low-calorie, low-sugar vegetable juice custom-designed for millions of individuals with diabetes and pre-diabetic conditions that involve abnormally high blood sugar. They reported on the new drink here at the 237th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society.
Discovery of tuberculosis bacterium enzyme paves way for new TB drugs
29.3.2009 | Press monitoring
A team of University of Maryland scientists has paved the way for the development of new drug therapies to combat active and asymptomatic (latent) tuberculosis infections by characterizing the unique structure and mechanism of an enzyme in M. tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes the disease.
Gene Exchange Common Among Sex-manipulating Bacteria
28.3.2009 | Press monitoring
Certain bacteria have learned to manipulate the proportion of females and males in insect populations. Now Uppsala University researchers have mapped the entire genome of a bacterium that infects a close relative of the fruit fly.
Venice seaport eyes algae to fuel energy needs
27.3.2009 | Press monitoring
Venice's seaport plans to become self-sufficient in its energy needs by building a power plant fueled by algae, in what would be the first facility of its kind in Italy, the port authority said.
