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Common soil mineral degrades the nearly indestructible prion

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created Jan 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the rogues' gallery of microscopic infectious agents, the prion is the toughest hombre in town.


Humans may give swine flu to pigs in new twist to pandemic

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created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 4

The strain of influenza, A/H1N1, that is currently pandemic in humans has been shown to be infectious to pigs and to spread rapidly in a trial pig population.





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Multitasking may be Achilles heel for hepatitis C

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created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hepatitis C, a formidable virus that affects 130 million people worldwide, is nursing some pretty impressive bruises. By knocking out sections and subsections of one of its proteins, scientists reveal weak ...


Immune response to spinal cord injury may worsen damage

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created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

After spinal cord injury, certain immune cells collect in the spinal fluid and release high levels of antibodies. What, if anything, those antibodies do there is unknown.


Hope for a rabies eradication strategy in Africa

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created Jan 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most of the rabies virus circulating in dogs in western and central Africa comes from a common ancestor introduced to the continent around 200 years ago, probably by European colonialists. In the current issue of Journal of ...


Pandemic mutations in bird flu revealed

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created Jul 09, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Scientists have discovered how bird flu adapts in patients, offering a new way to monitor the disease and prevent a pandemic, according to research published in the August issue of the Journal of General Virology. Highly ...


Deadly rugby virus spreads in sumo wrestlers

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created Sep 29, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Rugby players may get more than just the ball out of a scrum – herpes virus can cause a skin disease called "scrumpox" and it spreads through physical contact. Researchers have studied the spread of the disease among sumo ...


Stem-cell activators switch function, repress mature cells

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created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In a developing animal, stem cells proliferate and differentiate to form the organs needed for life. A new study shows how a crucial step in this process happens and how a reversal of that step contributes to cancer.


Bee disease a mystery

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created Jun 30, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 2

Scientists are one step closer to understanding the recent demise of billions of honey bees after making an important discovery about the transmission of a common bee virus. Deformed wing virus (DWV) is passed between adult ...


Common cold virus came from birds

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created Nov 20, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (18) | comments 0

A virus that causes cold-like symptoms in humans originated in birds and may have crossed the species barrier around 200 years ago, according to an article published in the December issue of the Journal of General Virology. ...


The way to a virus' 'heart' is through its enzymes

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created Jul 09, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The arrival of bluetongue virus (BTV) in the UK last year posed a major threat to the economy and the increasing temperatures of our changing climate mean it is here to stay. If we are to fight this disease, which has had ...


Bird flu vaccine protects people and pets

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created Oct 20, 2008 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A single vaccine could be used to protect chickens, cats and humans against deadly flu pandemics, according to an article published in the November issue of the Journal of General Virology. The vaccine protects birds and ma ...



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