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Bacteria-Filled Liquid Crystals Could Improve Biosensing | Global Biodefense
- February 26, 2014
- | Filed under Biotechnology and Research
Faster Anthrax Detection Could Speed Bioterror Response and Save Millions in Decontamination Costs, MU Study Finds
(Health News) According to a 2012 report, the bioterrorism event cost $3.2 million in cleanup and decontamination. At the time, no testing system was in place that officials could use to screen the letters. Currently, first responders have tests that can provide a screen for dangerous materials in about 24-48 hours. Now, researchers at the Read More »
- February 26, 2014
- | Filed under Agents & Toxins, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, and Research
Bacteria-Filled Liquid Crystals Could Improve Biosensing
(Global Biodefense) Plop living, swimming bacteria into a novel water-based, nontoxic liquid crystal and a new physics takes over. The dynamic interaction of the bacteria with the liquid crystal creates a novel form of soft matter: living liquid crystal. The new type of active material, which holds promise for improving the early detection of diseases, Read More »
- February 26, 2014
- | Filed under Agents & Toxins, Biotechnology, and Research
European Gram-Negative Antibacterial Engine
(Global Biodefense) Over 30 European universities, research institutes, and companies, led by GlaxoSmithKline and Uppsala University, are joining forces in a 6-year programme supported by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) to develop novel antibiotics against Gram-negative pathogens in a project called ENABLE. Despite the growing epidemic of antibiotic resistance, only two new classes of antibiotics Read More »
- February 26, 2014
- | Filed under Europe, Agents & Toxins, Countermeasures, International, and Research
UNC Researchers Team Up to Find New Target for Dengue Virus Vaccine
(Newswise) Creating a vaccine that protects people from all four types of dengue virus has frustrated scientists for decades. But researchers at the University of North Carolina have discovered a new target for human antibodies that could hold the key to a vaccine for the world’s most widespread mosquito-borne disease. Using an experimental technique new Read More »
- February 26, 2014
- | Filed under Agents & Toxins, Biotechnology, and Research