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Digesting the Termite Digestome – A Way to Make Biofuels?
30.10.2008 | Press monitoring
If the biofuel known as bioethanol is to make a major contribution to our fuel supplies, then we may well require the assistance of some tiny insect helpers, says Michael Scharf, an assistant professor of entomology at the University of Florida, Gainesville.
Purple tomatoes may keep cancer at bay
29.10.2008 | Press monitoring
Scientists have expressed genes from snapdragon in tomatoes to grow purple tomatoes high in health-protecting anthocyanins.
How Breastfeeding Transfers Immunity To Babies
28.10.2008 | Press monitoring
Brigham Young University microbiology majors Kathryn Distelhorst and Elizabeth Nielsen Low are co-authors alongside scientists from the Harvard and Stanford medical schools on a research paper that made an important discovery about how breastfeeding protects babies from infection. The two years they each have spent in the lab of Eric Wilson,...
Building a New Prostate
27.10.2008 | Press monitoring
Starting from a single stem cell, scientists have now produced a functional prostate gland. This marks only the second time researchers have generated a whole organ from a single stem cell, representing major advances for stem cell research and our understanding of prostate development, experts say.
Better Beer On Tap - Scientists Identify Genomic Origins Of Lager Yeasts
26.10.2008 | Press monitoring
Yeast, the essential microorganism for fermentation in the brewing of beer, converts carbohydrates into alcohol and other products that influence appearance, aroma, and taste. In a study published online today in Genome Research, researchers have identified the genomic origins of the lager yeast Saccharomyces pastorianus, which could help brewers...
Manufacturing artificial nanostructures within cells
25.10.2008 | Press monitoring
Structural DNA nanotechnology, where the nucleotides or base pairs of DNA, na01_DNA nanostructuresmely adenine (A) and thymine (T), and guanine (G) and cytosine (C) are made to self-fold into a number of different building blocks, and is a fast-growing field within nanomedicine. Up until now, the technology has been somewhat limited by the need...
Cross-protective Vaccine May Treat Broad Spectrum Of Bacterial Diseases
24.10.2008 | Press monitoring
Doctors have always hoped that scientists might one day create a vaccination that would treat a broad spectrum of maladies. They could only imagine that there might be one vaccine that would protect against, say, 2,500 strains of Salmonella. And what if that same vaccine could help protect the elderly?
Safety a problem for new generation drugs, too
23.10.2008 | Press monitoring
Nearly a fourth of widely used new-generation biological drugs that treat several common diseases produce serious side effects that lead to safety warnings soon after they go on the market, the first major study of its kind found.
Bird Flu Vaccine Protects People And Pets
22.10.2008 | Press monitoring
A single vaccine could be used to protect chickens, cats and humans against deadly flu pandemics, according to an article published in the November issue of the Journal of General Virology. The vaccine protects birds and mammals against different flu strains and can even be given to birds while they are still in their eggs, allowing the mass...
