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Modified toxin helps crops kill resistant insects
6.11.2007 | Press monitoring
A modified form of a commonly used pesticide may one day provide farmers with a new weapon against the development of resistance among insect pests.
BIO-Europe 2007 will take place in Hamburg, Germany, November 12-14, 2007
5.11.2007 | Press monitoring
BIO-Europe brings together international decision-makers from the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and financial sectors, offering networking opportunities, workshop participation, and private, pre-scheduled one-to-one meetings. Investment and collaboration opportunities developed in prior BIO- Europe conferences have produced many highly successful...
New designer toxins kill Bt-resistant insect pests
5.11.2007 | Press monitoring
A new way to combat resistant pests stems from discovering how the widely-used natural insecticide Bt kills insects.
Fine-tuning lasers to destroy blood-borne diseases like AIDS
4.11.2007 | Press monitoring
Physicists in Arizona State University have designed a revolutionary laser technique which can destroy viruses and bacteria such as AIDS without damaging human cells and may also help reduce the spread of hospital infections such as MRSA.
Research, that can lead to new class of antibiotics
3.11.2007 | Press monitoring
Discovery by Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers of a new communication factor that enables bacteria to “talk to each other” and causes their death could have significant consequences leading to development of a new class of antibiotic medications.
Powerful Molecular Motor Permits Speedy Assembly of Viruses
2.11.2007 | Press monitoring
A team of physicists at the University of California, San Diego and biologists at Catholic University of America, Washington D.C. has shown that a tiny viral motor generates twice as much power, relative to its size, as an automobile engine. The finding explains why even very large viruses can self-assemble so rapidly.
Protein-Based Vaccine May Protect Against Malaria
1.11.2007 | Press monitoring
By studying antibodies in the blood of Amazonian natives living in malaria endemic areas, researchers have discovered promising new targets for a malarial vaccine.
A Virtual Look at a Vexing Virus
31.10.2007 | Press monitoring
Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine in collaboration with the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have created a computer program called Pathogen Simulation (PathSim) to study the progression of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in humans. David Thorley-Lawson, PhD, professor of pathology at Tufts University School of...
The race for biofuels driving alternative sources of biomass
30.10.2007 | Press monitoring
When will biofuels be at all local fuel pumps and from where will they come?
Weapon Against Smallpox Aimed at Cancer
29.10.2007 | Press monitoring
A virus that was instrumental in eradicating smallpox is now showing promise as a potential cancer treatment.
