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Secrets of the sandcastle worm could yield a powerful medical adhesive (w/ Video)
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Scientists have copied the natural glue secreted by a tiny sea creature called the sandcastle worm in an effort to develop a long-sought medical adhesive needed to repair bones shattered in battlefield injuries, ...
Podcast: Tiny sea creature and a new medical adhesive
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Scientists questing after a long-sought new medical adhesive describe copying the natural glue secreted by a tiny sea creature called the sandcastle worm in the latest episode in the American Chemical Society's ...
Superglue from the sea: Synthetic sea worm glue may mend shattered knee, face bones
Nov 25, 2008 |
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Sandcastle worms live in intertidal surf, building sturdy tube-shaped homes from bits of sand and shell and their own natural glue. University of Utah bioengineers have made a synthetic version ...
The Raging Windows Worm has attacked over 8.9 Million Computers
Jan 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Last week the global internet community was hit by the Downadup worm also know as Conficker, or Kido. This worm is now using multiple ways of infecting computers, including USB sticks. If s ...
iPhone worm Rickrolls Australia
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Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- iPhone users in Australia have been hit during the last few days with a worm called "ikee". The worm replaces the default wallpaper with a difficult to remove picture of British singer Rick ...
Modified iPhones Are Compromised By New Worm
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Nov 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Several research security firms have reported a new worm attack against jail broken iPhones, dubbed "Ikee.B or "Duh", this worm searches for personal and banking information.
Help! How to avoid fast-moving computer worm
Jan 28, 2009 |
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Since early January, a worm that has been referred to by several names, including "Downadup," "Kido" and "Conficker," has been infecting millions of computers around the world. The worm exploits a previously discovered vulnerability ...
Sea worm thought to be extinct spotted off Spain
Oct 05, 2009 |
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A sea worm that uses a trunk to catch prey that was thought to be extinct has been rediscovered in the waters of the Atlantic off northwestern Spain, researchers said Monday.
Conficker Worm Prepares For A New Release On April 1
Mar 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The conficker worm created havoc last year when it infected over 10 million computers on a global scale. The unique design of the conficker worm allowed for this large scale attack to over ...
Researchers Study Factors that Regulate Vaccination Efficiency
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Using vaccination to induce a robust immune response has been an effective strategy for managing infectious diseases in humans and animals for more than a century. Now, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) ...
New homeland security tool to detect Conficker worm
Mar 30, 2009 |
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The US Department of Homeland Security released a tool on Monday to detect whether a computer is infected by the Conficker worm.
Downadup Worm Hits Over 3.5 Million Computers
Jan 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Security firm F-Secure has advised that the Downadup worm has spread to more than 3.5 million computers by exploiting a vulnerability Microsoft patched last October. This is achieved by trying ...
Twitter tormented by nettlesome computer program
Apr 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A nettlesome computer program that tormented Twitter over the weekend is another reminder of the challenges facing the rapidly growing online communications service.
DNA test to revolutionise sheep worm control
Jun 23, 2008 |
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CSIRO scientists have moved a step closer to developing a novel DNA test which has the potential to revolutionise management of one of the biggest threats to sheep health in Australia, the barber’s pole worm.
Can parasites cause anemia and undernutrition in Northern Rwanda?
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Northern Rwandan inhabitants infected with more than two species of parasitic worm are more likely to be underweight than those with just one or with no infection, according to new research published September 15 in the open-access ...
