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UK Synchrotron Facility Facilitates Virus Analysis at Atomic and Molecular Level

(AzoNano) The UK’s national synchrotron facility, Diamond Light Source, is now the first and only place in Europe where pathogens requiring Containment Level 3 – including serious viruses such as those responsible for AIDS, Hepatitis and some types of flu – can be analysed at atomic and molecular level using synchrotron light.

February 18, 2013
| Filed under Europe and Research
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Beef up biosecurity to stop enemies at the gate

(FarmersWeekly) The ideal biosecurity programme should begin at the entry gate, by regulating the number of visitors. It should then continue at the entry points of each poultry shed, using “barrier methods” such as changing boots, clothing and showering in and out. For many units, however, defence against disease begins with footbaths-a visible and reassuring Read More »

February 13, 2013
| Filed under Europe and Biosafety
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Ability To Deliver Dried Live Vaccine To Skin Without Traditional Needle Demonstrated; Could Aid In Global Vaccine Challenge For HIV, Malaria

(MedicalNewsToday) Scientists at King’s College London have demonstrated the ability to deliver a dried live vaccine to the skin without a traditional needle, and shown for the first time that this technique is powerful enough to enable specialised immune cells in the skin to kick-start the immunising properties of the vaccine. Funded by the Bill Read More »

February 6, 2013
| Filed under Europe, Biotechnology, Public Health, and Research
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Discovery in synthetic biology takes us a step closer to new ‘industrial revolution’

(Phys) The scientists, from Imperial College London, say their research brings them another step closer to a new kind of industrial revolution, where parts for these biological factories could be mass-produced. These factories have a wealth of applications including better drug delivery treatments for patients, enhancements in the way that minerals are mined from deep Read More »

February 1, 2013
| Filed under Europe, Biotechnology, and Research
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At least 1 in 5 were infected in flu pandemic, international study suggests

(EurekAlert) The highest rates of infection were in children, with 47 per cent of those aged five to 19 showing signs of having caught the virus. Older people were affected less, with only 11 per cent of people aged 65 or older becoming infected. The findings come from an international collaboration led by the World Read More »