News tagged with bacterium bacillus thuringiensis
Insecticidal toxin useless without 'friendly' bacteria accomplices
Mar 04, 2009 |
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The toxin produced by the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a popular insecticide used to control pest moths and butterflies, and in some GM pest-proof crops. In a study published in the open access journal BMC Bi ...
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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 bacterium's deadly secrets probed
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Aug 06, 2007 |
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New insights into why the bug that causes anthrax behaves in the unusual way that it does have come to light thanks to a development under the UK e-Science Programme. Researchers at the North East Regional e-Science Centre ...
Researchers pave the way for anthrax spore standards
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Apr 15, 2008 |
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Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Army Dugway (Utah) Proving Ground have developed reliable methods based on DNA analysis to assess the concentration and ...
New study shows that transgenic plants don't hurt beneficial bugs
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Jun 03, 2008 |
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Genetically modified (GM) plants that use Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis), a common soil bacterium, to kill pests won't harm the pests' natural enemies, according to new research by Cornell entomologists.
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 ...
Is a cup of tea really the answer to everything -- even anthrax?
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Mar 12, 2008 |
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A cup of black tea could be the next line of defence in the threat of bio-terrorism according to new international research.
Most Widely Used Organic Pesticide Requires Help to Kill
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Sep 26, 2006 |
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The world's most widely used organic insecticide, a plucky bacterium known as Bacillus thuringiensis or Bt for short, requires the assistance of other microbes to perform its insect-slaying work, a new study has found.
Small molecule triggers bacterial community
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Dec 22, 2008 |
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While bacterial cells tend to be rather solitary individuals, they are also known to form intricately structured communities called biofilms. But until now, no one has known the mechanisms that cause isolated bacteria to ...
A faster, more sensitive method for detecting anthrax
Nov 05, 2007 |
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Amid continuing concerns that anthrax might be used as a bioterrorism weapon, government researchers report development of a faster, more sensitive blood test for detecting the deadly toxins produced by the ...
Peptic ulcer bacterium alters the body's defense system
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Helicobacter pylori survives in the body by manipulating important immune system cells. This is shown in a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The discovery may lead to new treatm ...
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