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Viruses trade-off between survival and reproduction
23.6.2006 | Press monitoring
“The fact that this trade-off is present in this very simple biological situation suggests that it might be a fundamental property of evolving entities produced under constraints.” If this is true, the “nonliving” phages that opened the door to some of the most important discoveries in molecular biology may well provide a similar service for a...
Gene Variation Affects Asthma Drug Treatment
23.6.2006 | Press monitoring
Researchers at the University of Dundee have discovered that a significant proportion of young asthmatics may not benefit from a commonly used asthma medicine known as salmeterol, due to a gene variation which is present in around 13% of the population.
Sequencing genomes from single cells by polymerase cloning
22.6.2006 | Press monitoring
Genome sequencing currently requires DNA from pools of numerous nearly identical cells (clones), leaving the genome sequences of many difficult-to-culture microorganisms unattainable.
Lipid elicitors of plant defence reaction
22.6.2006 | Press monitoring
Defence reaction in plants can be triggered by specific substances produced or present in pathogen and recognized by specific receptors. Ergosterol is a principal component of the fungal plasma membrane.
New super enzyme from Novozymes
21.6.2006 | Press monitoring
Life science industries: Novozymes A/S, the biotech-based world leader in enzymes and microorganisms, is launching a super enzyme called Liquanase on the European and Asian markets.
Bacterium takes a shine to metals
21.6.2006 | Press monitoring
Experiments suggest a new form of living protection for copper and other metallic surfaces Exposed metal surfaces are highly vulnerable to corrosion, but paint or other protective coatings can interfere with some uses, as well as add significant costs. Now, a comprehensive series of experiments suggests a new form of protection:...
EU pressed to put cash into solar energy, photosynthesis, natural systems
21.6.2006 | Press monitoring
The European Union and its member states are being urged by leading scientists to make a major multi million Euro commitment to solar driven production of environmentally clean electricity, hydrogen and other fuels, as the only sustainable long-term solution for global energy needs.
Bioinformatics Successfully Predicts Immune Response To One Of The Most Complex Viruses Known
21.6.2006 | Press monitoring
The use of computers to advance human disease research – known as bioinformatics -- has received a major boost from researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology (LIAI), who have used it to successfully predict immune response to one of the most complex viruses known to man – the vaccinia virus, which is used in the smallpox...
Animal Studies Suggest Vaccine is Safe and Efficacious in Treatment of HIV
21.6.2006 | Press monitoring
OAK BROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2006--Bio-Bridge Science, Inc. (OTCBB: BGES - News), a developer of vaccines with broad preventative and therapeutic applications, today announced that the Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine has notified the Company that it has completed the planned pre-clinical safety and immunogenicity studies for...
Researchers find gene linked to asthma
21.6.2006 | Press monitoring
Danish scientists say they have found a gene with a direct link to asthma.
