News tagged with ricin
What are protective effects of anti-ricin A-chain aptamer?
Dec 29, 2008 |
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Ricin, a lectin from the castor bean plant Ricinus communis is considered one of the most potent plant toxins. Ricin poisoning can cause severe tissue damage and inflammation and can result in death. Most accidental exposures ...
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Researchers devise a fast and sensitive way to detect ricin
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have developed a simple, accurate, and highly sensitive test to detect and quantify ricin, an extremely potent toxin with potential use as a bioterrorism ...
NIST researchers 'all aglow' over new test of toxin strength
Jun 17, 2009 |
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A new National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) assay using a “glow or no glow” technique may soon help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) defend the nation against a spectrum of biological ...
Ricin's deadly action revealed by glowing probes
Aug 07, 2008 |
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A new chemical probe can rapidly detect ricin, a deadly poison with no known antidote that is feared to be a potential weapon for terrorists and cannot quickly be identified with currently available tests.
Green industrial lubricant developed
Jul 10, 2009 |
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A team of researchers from the University of Huelva has developed an environmentally-friendly lubricating grease based on ricin oil and cellulose derivatives, according to the journal Green Chemistry. The ne ...
Magnetic, luminescent nanoparticles set new standard
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 25, 2007 |
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Researchers at UC Davis have created a new type of nanoparticles that could be used in tests for environmental pollution or contamination of food products, and for medical diagnostics.
Nanowire 'barcode' system speeds biodetection in the field
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 08, 2006 |
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Detecting biowarfare agents in the field will become a lot easier thanks to a new barcode system based on biosensing nanowires developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers.
Panel: Overzealous rules may stifle germ research
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A panel of university and private-sector scientists urged Congress on Thursday not to overregulate laboratories that handle the world's deadliest pathogens, saying it could have a chilling effect on research of biological ...
Researchers develop method that aims to stabilize antibodies
Sep 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have developed a systematic method to improve the stability of antibodies. The technique could lead to better biosensors, ...
Encoded Metallic Nanowires Reveal Bioweapons
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 10, 2006 |
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When dangerous infectious diseases or biological weapons are suspected, fast help is required. The first step is a reliable, sensitive, and unambiguous, yet also fast and simple, identification of the pathogen; preferably, ...
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