News tagged with secretion systems


Structure mediating spread of antibiotic resistance identified

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists have identified the structure of a key component of the bacteria behind such diseases as whooping cough, peptic stomach ulcers and Legionnaires' disease. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Biotechnology ...


Bioinformatics sheds light on evolutionary origin of Rickettsia virulence genes

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech, the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and the University of Louisville have revealed that genes for a specific type of molecular secretion ...





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Video game watchdog shuts down, victim of economy

Technology / Other

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(AP) -- David Walsh said when he was assembling his first report card on video game violence 13 years ago, children were attacking on-screen monsters or aliens with imaginary chain saws and guns.


Research in aircraft control systems and robotics helps improve flight safety

Research in aircraft control systems and robotics helps improve flight safety

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- At first blush, it may not seem like robots and aircraft control systems have anything in common. When you put them together, however, you arrive at the core of Guangjun Liu’s unique research ...


Can Snowmobiles Adapt in the Age of Ethanol?

Can Snowmobiles Adapt in the Age of Ethanol?

Technology / Energy

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- By 2022, federal regulations will require a 400 percent increase in the amount of renewable fuel in America’s gasoline, from 9 billion to 36 billion gallons.


Taming the flu: Researchers create map of interactions between flu virus and its human host

Taming the flu: Researchers create map of interactions between flu virus and its human host

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- There is no lack of worry this season over the flu, both the seasonal and H1N1 varieties, but there is a critical lack of understanding of the viruses that cause these illnesses. For years, ...


Panasonic Starts Mass-Production of High-Capacity 3.1 Ah Lithium-ion Battery

Technology / Energy

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Panasonic Corporation developed a 18650-type high-capacity 3.1 Ah lithium-ion battery and began mass production of the battery this December. The new 3.1 Ah battery has a nickel positive electrode and an energy density of ...


Tiny whispering gallery

Tiny whispering gallery: Sensor can detect a single nanoparticle and take its measurement

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (13) | comments 0

Nanotechnology has already made it to the shelves of your local pharmacy and grocery: nanoparticles are found in anti-odor socks, makeup, makeup remover, sunscreen, anti-graffiti paint, home pregnancy tests, ...


The LHC tunnel

Large Hadron Collider preparing 2010 new science restart

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 2

(AP) -- The world's largest atom smasher, which exceeded expectations after its comeback from heavy damage, will be ready to begin a groundbreaking research program in February, the operator said Friday.


Light-Driven Nanorod Could Roll on Water

Light-Driven Nanorod Could Roll on Water

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a recent study, researchers have examined the possibility of rolling a nanorod on the surface of water. On the macroscale, perhaps the closest analogy might be the sport of logrolling, ...


Bioactive glass nanofibers produced

Bioactive glass nanofibers produced

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A team of researchers from the University of Vigo, Rutgers University in the United States and Imperial College London, in the United Kingdom, has developed "laser spinning", a novel method of producing glass ...


New Intel products to be launched in January

Next-generation Intel products to be launched in January; Include first 32-nm Core i3, i5 processors

Electronics / Hardware

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (11) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Intel has announced it will launch over two dozen new products next month, including new processors, chipsets, and a number of wireless components.



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