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Fighting listeria and other food-borne illnesses with nanobiotechnology

(EurekAlert) Engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method to kill deadly pathogenic bacteria, including listeria, in food handling and packaging. This innovation represents an alternative to the use of antibiotics or chemical decontamination in food supply systems. Using nature as their inspiration, the researchers successfully attached cell lytic enzymes to food-safe Read More »

April 3, 2013
| Filed under North America, Public Health, and Research
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New promise for an HIV vaccine as researchers overcome crucial obstacle

(ScienceDaily) In a crucial step towards developing a successful HIV vaccine, researchers have been able, for the first time, to stimulate immune cells that can produce broadly neutralizing antibodies: a feat that has eluded vaccine researchers for decades. The exciting results are published in this month’s issue of the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

April 3, 2013
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, and Research
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NIH-Supported Researchers Identify New Class of Malaria Compounds

(GlobalBiodefense) A group of researchers from 16 institutions around the world has identified a new class of anti-malarial compounds that target multiple stages of the malaria parasite’s life cycle. These compounds could potentially be developed into drugs that treat and prevent malaria infection. Known as 4-(1H)-quinolone-3-diarylethers, the candidate anti-malarials are derived from a compound called Read More »

April 3, 2013
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Netherlands Hunts for Sarin Nerve Agent Cache

Authorities in the Netherlands on Saturday began scouring an area of woodlands for a possible supply of sarin nerve agent based on a tip that resulted in the detention of four individuals, Agence France-Presse reported on Monday. Officials last Wednesday received word of a potential transaction involving the lethal material, but an excavation and X-ray Read More »