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A more powerful and efficient engine for rice: the C3-C4 challenge
17.8.2006 | Press monitoring
Los Baños, Philippines – A major international scientific effort was launched last week to develop and use a radical new approach to boost rice production and avoid potential rice shortages, or even future famine.
Nanowire ‘barcode’ system speeds biodetection in the field
16.8.2006 | Press monitoring
Detecting biowarfare agents in the field will become a lot easier thanks to a new barcode system based on biosensing nanowires developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers.
Nanowires built to fight bioterrorism
16.8.2006 | Press monitoring
Scientists have discovered a new method for detecting deadly pathogens like Anthrax or smallpox almost immediately after they've been released into the air.
A Biotech Fish Food Could One Day Improve Human Health
16.8.2006 | Press monitoring
An enhanced oilseed could be used to develop a cheaper and healthier fish food
Innovative Method for Creating a Human Cytomegalovirus Vaccine Outlined
16.8.2006 | Press monitoring
Each year, about 40,000 children are born infected with human cytomegalovirus, or CMV, and about 8,000 of these children suffer permanent disabilities due to the virus. Now, researchers at The Wistar Institute outline an innovative approach that could be used to create such a vaccine.
Breast Cancer Gene Screen Better Than Pathologist's
16.8.2006 | Press monitoring
Johns Hopkins scientists have found that a method they developed to screen body fluids for certain kinds of cells and some of their genetic blueprint is twice as accurate at spotting breast cancer cells as a pathologist's view with a microscope.
Protein biomarkers may be the key to schizophrenia diagnosis
16.8.2006 | Press monitoring
Schizophrenia causes changes in the levels of certain acute phase proteins in patients' plasma, say Chinese researchers, raising the possibility of identifying reliable protein biomarkers of the disease.
GlaxoSmithKline reports breakthrough on bird flu vaccine
15.8.2006 | Press monitoring
British pharmaceutical group GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) reported Wednesday a "breakthrough" in trials of a vaccine to combat a lethal strain of bird flu in humans.
Nano World: Acid sensors for cells
15.8.2006 | Press monitoring
Scientists have devised the first sensors only nanometers or billionths of a meter long that can detect how acidic the environment around them is, experts told UPI's Nano World.
Vaccine targets cervical cancer
14.8.2006 | Press monitoring
There’s a powerful new weapon in the fight against cervical cancer, and health officials are urging women and girls as young as 9 to take advantage of it. The weapon is a vaccine called Gardasil. Made by Merck & Co., it attacks four strains of the human papilloma virus, a common pathogen spread by sexual contact. The targeted strains are...
