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Experts stress biotechnology for agricultural development

(The Citizen) Modern biotechnology and products derived from it have come to stay and will not go away as a result of polarised debates, seeds scientists have warned. Speaking recently during the Seed Traders Association of Kenya (STAK) congress in Nairobi, the scientists noted that the technology has brought new benefits for plant breeding and Read More »

November 19, 2012
| Filed under Africa, North America, Biotechnology, International, and Research
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Experts Warn of Reduced Resources for WMD Response

By Rachel Oswald Global Security Newswire WASHINGTON — A government-ordered report released on Thursday found that federal resources dedicated to preparing the United States to respond and withstand a WMD attack had been reduced in a number of areas. The study produced by the Aspen Institute at the request of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano Read More »

November 18, 2012
| Filed under Research
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Study finds how bacteria inactivate immune defenses

(EurekAlert) A new study by researchers at Imperial College London has identified a way in which Salmonella bacteria, which cause gastroenteritis and typhoid fever, counteract the defence mechanisms of human cells. One way in which our cells fight off infections is by engulfing the smaller bacterial cells and then attacking them with toxic enzymes contained Read More »

November 16, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Public Health, and Research
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WSU scientists find new way for antibiotic resistance to spread

(EurekAlert) Washington State University researchers have found an unlikely recipe for antibiotic resistant bacteria: Mix cow dung and soil, and add urine infused with metabolized antibiotic. The urine will kill off normal E. coli in the dung-soil mixture. But antibiotic-resistant E. coli will survive in the soil to recolonize in a cow’s gut through pasture, Read More »

November 16, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Public Health, and Research
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SA scientists study deadly disease

(KSAT) For the past 12 years, scientists at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio have been studying some of the most infectious diseases on the planet. Every day, scientists work with these deadly viruses in an effort to find vaccines to prevent their spread. Working inside a lab with deadly viruses like Ebola, Read More »