http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- A shortage of flu vaccines may soon become a thing of the past. Researcher Manon Cox has designed an alternative process for producing large quantities of safe and effective vaccines at twice to four times the usual speed. The method is based on using insect cells in bioreactors instead of fertilised chicken`s eggs, which have a limited availability. http://www.physorg.com/news179427286.html Medicine & Health Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:56:08 EST news179427286 Molecules that may hold the key to new ways to fight cancer and other diseases have been found to play an important role in regulating circadian rhythm, says Liheng Shi, a researcher in Texas A&M's Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences. http://www.physorg.com/news175276746.html Chemistry Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:30:04 EST news175276746 After years spent hunting for the buried remains of prehistoric animals, a Canadian paleontologist now plans to manipulate chicken embryos to show he can create a dinosaur. http://www.physorg.com/news170426405.html Other Sciences Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:40:40 EST news170426405 (PhysOrg.com) -- Food poisoning bacteria become more invasive in animals that are stressed, according to new research from the University of Bristol in collaboration with the UK poultry industry. The results will be presented at the Society for Applied Microbiology summer conference in Manchester tomorrow [8 July]. http://www.physorg.com/news166195901.html Biology Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:50:04 EST news166195901 With the Jewish holiday of Passover beginning at sundown next Wednesday, April 8, a staple of the traditional dinner -- chicken soup with matzoh balls -- may take on medicinal importance based on findings published in the American Chemical Society's Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. http://www.physorg.com/news157894915.html Chemistry Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:42:27 EST news157894915 Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found evidence that houseflies collected near broiler poultry operations may contribute to the dispersion of drug-resistant bacteria and thus increase the potential for human exposure to drug-resistant bacteria. The findings demonstrate another potential link between industrial food animal production and exposures to antibiotic resistant pathogens. Previous studies have linked antibiotic use in poultry production to antibiotic resistant bacteria in farm workers, consumer poultry products and the environment surrounding confined poultry operations, as well as releases from poultry transport. http://www.physorg.com/news156424656.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:18:05 EST news156424656 Chickens kept in litter-based housing systems, including free-range chickens, are more prone to disease than chickens kept in cages, according to a study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. http://www.physorg.com/news151225332.html Biology Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:02:12 EST news151225332 Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have found evidence of a novel pathway for potential human exposure to antibiotic-resistant bacteria from intensively raised poultry -driving behind the trucks transporting broiler chickens from farm to slaughterhouse. A study by the Hopkins researchers found increased levels of pathogenic bacteria, both susceptible and drug-resistant, on surfaces and in the air inside cars traveling behind trucks that carry broiler chickens. The study is the first to look at exposure to antibiotic-resistant bacteria from the transportation of poultry. The findings are published in the first issue of the Journal of Infection and Public Health. http://www.physorg.com/news146745980.html Medicine & Health Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:46:20 EST news146745980 (PhysOrg.com) -- The question of whether the egg or the chicken came first may not have been solved, but University of Queensland research is helping find how the humble chook moved around the world. http://www.physorg.com/news137258685.html Other Sciences Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:24:45 EST news137258685 A new study of DNA from ancient and modern chickens has shed light on the controversy about the extent of pre-historic Polynesian contact with the Americas. http://www.physorg.com/news136544792.html Biology Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:06:32 EST news136544792