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Scientists unlock the secrets of C. difficile's protective shell

Scientists unlock the secrets of C. difficile's protective shell

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The detailed structure of a protective 'jacket' that surrounds cells of the Clostridium difficile superbug, and which helps the dangerous pathogen stick to human host cells and tissues, is revealed in par ...





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Hollywood adds money, talent to made-for-Web shows (AP)

Hollywood adds money, talent to made-for-Web shows

Technology / Internet

created Dec 20, 2009 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Web sites that buy original video clips often pay so little that "The Bannen Way," a flashy crime thriller debuting online, looked destined to be made poorly if it could be made at all.


Vampire mania a perpetual fad in pop culture

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- They're everywhere. Like knee boots, capes and cloaks, vampires are trendy again. In books and movies, on magazine covers, TV and the Internet -- it's hard to avoid blood suckers in the media lately.


Killing cancer like a vampire slayer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Like vampires, cancer tumors require an ample supply of blood to stay alive. Without fresh blood for sustenance, cancer cells shrivel up like raisins and die.


Google Health: A time saver, but privacy slayer?

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 29, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Two giants in the online world, Microsoft and Google, have released web-based applications to manage health records. And while these programs could make managing your health records easier, experts wonder about the effect ...


Professor says today's vampires are more about style than gore

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created Oct 18, 2005 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The real Count Dracula wasn't quite the pretty face that today's vampires boast in books, movies and at Halloween parties, says a Purdue University classics professor.



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