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Prototype NIST Method Detects and Measures Elusive Hazards

Prototype Method Detects and Measures Elusive Hazards

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A chemist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has demonstrated a relatively simple, inexpensive method for detecting and measuring elusive hazards such as concealed explosives ...


A quicker, cheaper SARS virus detector -- one easily customizable for other targets

A quicker, cheaper SARS virus detector -- one easily customizable for other targets

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Members of a USC-led research team say they've made a big improvement in a new breed of electronic detectors for viruses and other biological materials — one that may be a valuable addition to the battle against ...


Theory shows mechanism behind delayed development of antibiotic resistance

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Inhibiting the "drug efflux pumps" in bacteria, which function as their defence mechanisms against antibiotics, can mask the effect of mutations that have led to resistance in the form of low-affinity drug binding to target ...


Key to future medical breakthroughs is systems biology, say leading European scientists

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Crucial breakthroughs in the treatment of many common diseases such as diabetes and Parkinson's could be achieved by harnessing a powerful scientific approach called systems biology, according to leading scientists from across ...





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Research sheds light on workings of anti-cancer drug

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

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(PhysOrg.com) -- The copper sequestering drug tetrathiomolybdate (TM) has been shown in studies to be effective in the treatment of Wilson disease, a disease caused by an overload of copper, and certain metastatic cancers. ...


Knockouts in human cells point to pathogenic targets

Knockouts in human cells point to pathogenic targets

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Whitehead researchers have developed a new approach for genetics in human cells and used this technique to identify specific genes and proteins required for pathogens.


Researchers discover biological basis of 'bacterial immune system'

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Bacteria don't have easy lives. In addition to mammalian immune systems that besiege the bugs, they have natural enemies called bacteriophages, viruses that kill half the bacteria on Earth every two days.


Blocking biofilms: Alzheimer's research sheds light on potential treatments for urinary tract infections

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research into Alzheimer's disease seems an unlikely approach to yield a better way to fight urinary tract infections (UTIs), but that's what scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ...


ET: Check your voicemail

ET: Check your voicemail

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Alien beings on faraway planets may not have noticed, but it’s been 35 years since human beings made the first deliberate effort to send them a message.


Protein from pregnancy hormone may prevent breast cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers have found that hormones produced during pregnancy induce a protein that directly inhibits the growth of breast cancer. This protein, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), may serve as a viable, well-tolerated agent for the ...


Scientists discover soy component may be key to fighting colon cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study conducted by Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland scientists identifies a new class of therapeutic agents found naturally in soy that can prevent and possibly treat colon cancer, the third most deadly form ...


Computational microscope peers into the working ribosome

Computational microscope peers into the working ribosome (w/ Video)

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 2

Two new studies reveal in unprecedented detail how the ribosome interacts with other molecules to assemble new proteins and guide them toward their destination in biological cells. The studies used molecular ...


It's a gas: New discovery may lead to heartier, high-yielding plants

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

In a research report published in the November 2009 issue of the journal Genetics, scientists show how a family of genes (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase, or ACS genes) are responsible for production of ethyle ...


New cancer target for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Physician-scientists from Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered a molecular mechanism that may prove to be a powerful target for the treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of cancer that affects lymphocytes, ...



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