News tagged with bacillus anthracis
Better immune defense against anthrax
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Scientists discover a gene in anthrax-causing bacteria may help defend against this form of bio-warfare.
Anthrax bacteria conspire with viruses to stay alive
Aug 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The brute force of Bacillus anthracis, the ancient scourge that causes anthrax, can sweep through and overpower a two-ton animal in under 72 hours. But when it isn't busy claiming livestock and hu ...
New technique used to profile anthrax genome
Mar 20, 2009 |
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Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have used a new approach, known as RNA-Seq, to profile the gene expression of the bacterium that causes anthrax, Bacillus anthracis. Their study, published ...
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Argonne scientists use bacteria to power simple machines (w/ Video)
Dec 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University, Evanston, have discovered that common bacteria can turn microgears when suspended in ...
Sonic Hedgehog variations linked to recurrence, survival and response to therapy of bladder cancer
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Genetic variations in the Sonic Hedgehog pathway increase the likelihood of recurrence, reduce survival time and limit response to therapy for people with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, scientists from The University ...
Bacteria offer insights into human decision making
Dec 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists studying how bacteria under stress collectively weigh and initiate different survival strategies say they have gained new insights into how humans make strategic decisions that ...
Popular diet product recalled in US amid bacteria fears
Dec 05, 2009 |
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Millions of cans of a popular ready-to-drink diet product are being recalled in the United States after tests showed the liquid meals could be tainted with bacteria, the manufacturer said Friday.
Insect resistance to Bt crops can be predicted, monitored and managed
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Since 1996, crop plants genetically modified to produce bacterial proteins that are toxic to certain insects, yet safe for people, have been planted on more than 200 million hectares worldwide. The popularity of these Bt ...
Cigarettes harbor many pathogenic bacteria: Study
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Cigarettes are "widely contaminated" with bacteria, including some known to cause disease in people, concludes a new international study conducted by a University of Maryland environmental health researcher ...
New imagining technique could lead to better antibiotics and cancer drugs
Nov 09, 2009 |
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A recently devised method of imaging the chemical communication and warfare between microorganisms could lead to new antibiotics, antifungal, antiviral and anti-cancer drugs, said a Texas AgriLife Research scientist.
Bacteria mix it up at the microscopic level
Nov 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Many hands -- or many flagella -- make light work. In studies of the motion of tiny swimming bacteria, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory found that ...
The entwined destinies of mankind and leprosy bacteria
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Leprosy still affects hundreds of thousands of people today throughout the entire world. An international team headed by EPFL professor Stewart Cole has traced the history of the disease from ancient Egypt to today and in ...
Probiotic found to be effective treatment for colitis in mice
Oct 26, 2009 |
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The probiotic, Bacillus polyfermenticus, can help mice recover from colitis, a new study has found. Mice treated with B. polyfermenticus during the non-inflammatory period of the disease had reduced rectal bleeding, their tissues ...
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