News tagged with harmful bacteria
Bug barcode readers hold out promise of universal vaccines
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Veterinary scientists have made a discovery that promises to deliver a new approach to fast development of cheap vaccines that are effective in all mammals - not just humans or another particular species. They propose that ...
Cannibalistic cells may help prevent infections
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Infectious-disease specialists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have demonstrated that a cannibalistic process in cells plays a key role in limiting Salmonella infection.
US Marshals seize sanitizer for bacteria problems
Aug 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Officers with the U.S. Marshals Service have seized all skin sanitizers and skin protectants, including ingredients and components, at Clarcon Biological Chemistry Laboratory's facility in Roy, Utah, the Food and ...
Keeping harmful bacteria from progressing
Jul 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University of Wyoming and an institute in Germany have completed a project that, for the first time, has identified how sunlight changes activity of a particular class of proteins called ...
Researchers probe mechanisms of infection
Mar 09, 2009 |
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A newly discovered receptor in a strain of Escherichia coli might help explain why people often get sicker when they're stressed.
Simple device can ensure food gets to the store bacteria free
Mar 02, 2009 |
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A Purdue University researcher has found a way to eliminate bacteria in packaged foods such as spinach and tomatoes, a process that could eliminate worries concerning some food-borne illnesses.
Nearly 1 million gallons of runoff, raw sewage spills into San Francisco Bay
Feb 25, 2009 |
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Signs were posted at several shorelines and parks in Richmond, Calif., warning that water might be contaminated with harmful bacteria after nearly 1 million gallons of runoff and raw sewage overflowed and spilled into San ...
Surgical Implants Coated with One of "Nature's Antibiotics" Could Prevent Infection
Jan 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered a mimic of one of "nature's antibiotics" that can be used to coat medical devices to prevent infection and rejection.
DNA component can stimulate and suppress the immune response
Jan 27, 2009 |
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A component of DNA that can both stimulate and suppress the immune system, depending on the dosage, may hold hope for treating cancer and infection, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
Predatory bacterial swarm uses rippling motion to reach prey
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Oct 29, 2008 |
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Like something from a horror movie, the swarm of bacteria ripples purposefully toward their prey, devours it and moves on. Researchers at the University of Iowa are studying this behavior in Myxococcus xanthus (M. xanthus), a bact ...
