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Scientists find genes to protect wheat from rust
22.2.2009 | Press monitoring
Scientists have pinpointed two genes that protect wheat against devastating fungal diseases found worldwide, potentially paving the way to hardier wheat strains, international researchers reported on Thursday.
Stem cells in hair follicles point to general model of organ regeneration
21.2.2009 | Press monitoring
Most people consider hair as a purely cosmetic part of their lives. To others, it may help uncover one of nature’s best-kept secrets: the body’s ability to regenerate organs. Now, new research from Rockefeller University gets to the root of the problem, revealing that a structure at the base of each strand of hair, the hair follicle, uses a...
Compact Biosensor For Wide-ranging Applications Under Development
20.2.2009 | Press monitoring
Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory are partnering with industry to develop a sensor system for biomolecules that could make a significant contribution to a variety of fields such as healthcare, veterinary diagnostics, food safety, environmental testing, and national security. NRL has developed a highly sensitive, portable biosensor system...
New Botanical Drug May Silence Peanut Allergies, Animal Study Suggests
19.2.2009 | Press monitoring
A new study finds that a botanical drug could provide the key to new treatments for peanut allergies. The findings are published online in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Good Bacteria Can Be 'EZ Pass' for Oral Vaccine Against Anthrax
18.2.2009 | Press monitoring
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 body might also be an effective vehicle for an oral vaccine that can provide immunity to anthrax exposure. The approach could possibly be used to deliver any number of specific vaccines...
New antibiotics would silence bugs, not kill them
17.2.2009 | Press monitoring
n future, the most effective antibiotics might be those that don't kill any bacteria. Instead the drugs will simply prevent the bacteria from talking with one another. Drug-resistant bugs are winning the war against standard antibiotics as they evolve resistance to even the most lethal drugs. It happens because a dose of antibiotics strongly...
Improved method for comparing genomes as well as written text
16.2.2009 | Press monitoring
Taking a hint from the text comparison methods used to detect plagiarism in books, college papers and computer programs, University of California, Berkeley, researchers have developed an improved method for comparing whole genome sequences. With nearly a thousand genomes partly or fully sequenced, scientists are jumping on comparative...
Researchers identify gene to improve wheat frost tolerance
15.2.2009 | Press monitoring
The United States, the world’s leading exporter of wheat, is struggling to keep pace with demand, and a decline in grain available is causing a worldwide crisis. Improving the performance of winter wheat is crucial to keeping pace with worldwide demand. With funding from USDA’s Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service...
Sequences capture the code of the common cold
14.2.2009 | Press monitoring
A multi-institutional team of researchers has deciphered the complete genetic sequences of all of the world’s 99 known strains of human rhinovirus, the viruses responsible for the common cold. The sequences provide a detailed blueprint for the virus, showing how new strains develop and revealing pressure points that may lead to new antiviral...
Restoring Function Of A Mutant Gene Without Altering DNA Might Be Possible
13.2.2009 | Press monitoring
Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have demonstrated that it might be possible to treat genetic diseases, including some forms of cancer, by "rescuing" the misshapen, useless proteins produced by some mutant genes.
