New Anti-Microbial Agent Destroys Anthrax
...eristics of this material is its ability torapidly destroy a wide variety of dangerous bacteria and viruses, whileremaining non-toxic to people, animals or the environment," Baker said. BCTP's effectiveness against anthrax spores is especially significant, becausethey are so difficult to kill. "Spores are l...ASU Professor Helps In Fight To Protect Japanese Pika Habitat
... that he says will shredthe pristine landscape and destroy a diverse ecosystem. In doing so, thegrassroots movement hopes to establish stricter laws in protectingwilderness areas and specify the pika as a natural monument. Although Mt. Daisetsu was designated as a national park in 1934 the Japanesegovernment...Fewer Songbirds May Be Result Of Forest Fragmentation Across The American South, New Study Suggests
...entsincreases the chance that large predators will destroy eggs. These patterns ofpredation could not have been revealed in a more traditional experimental designbecause the use of only quail eggs samples larger predator activity. Problems using the method of Keyser and her colleagues remain. Clay eg...Subterranean Mapping Method Will Find Homes For Pollution-Eating Bacteria
...sis forbioremediation. Bacteria can immobilize or destroy hazardous chemicals inpolluted environments. To use microbes effectively, researchers need a greaterunderstanding of how they interact with their environment. Measuring available surface area will allow researchers to assess thebioactivity and movem...Aquaculture: Not An Easy Answer To Overfishing
...uaculture: Shrimp aquaculture ponds can destroy mangroves and other nursery areasthat support ocean fisheries, provide livelihoods for indigenous peoples andprotect coral reefs. Fish farming discharges nutrients, pesticides and antibiotics intocoastal waters. Exotic fish species are sometimes ...Veterinary Researchers Identify Accomplice Of Calf-Killing Parasite
...logically, it doesn't make sense for a parasite to destroy itshost," said Lindsay, a parasitologist who specializes in studying the molecularinteractions between parasites and hosts. "A parasite doesn't want to causedisease. It just wants to maintain itself. If the parasite kills the host, thenit is threaten......r cells,use their enzymes to grow, and ultimately, destroy them. He also demonstratedthat an altered form of...I clinical trials in which theyuse modified HSV to destroy malignant gliomas (incurable brain cancers that occur in about 10,000 patients each year). T...... HEPTAZYME®, a ribozyme designed toselectively destroy Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA, was effective in decreasingHepatitis C Viral RNA in cell culture assays. This work was presented at theAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) conference inChicago by Dr. Lawrence Blatt, RPI's Senio...Chopping And Cooking Affect Garlic's Anti-Cancer Activity
...icrowaveheating or roasting garlic can diminish or destroy its anti-cancer activity -unless the herb is chopped or crushed, and allowed to "stand" for at least 10minutes before cooking. Kun Song, doctoral candidate in nutrition, and Dr. John A. Milner,professor and head of the Department of Nutritio...Tracking A Killer's Progression
...nown about how these mysterious toxins function to destroy the immuneresponse, but researchers believe Yops target phagocytic cells, the body's firstline of defense against invaders. The bacterial killing response of thephagocytic cells is paralyzed, and the cells are rendered incapable of sendingmessages t...New "Bacteria Bashers" Wipe Out Infection
...osed to currently available antibiotics, which can destroy cells indiscriminately, the peptide materials have been engineered to kill only bacteria, not body cells. This selectivity is based on the fact that bacterial membranes are negatively charged. The peptides interact only with the negatively charged ...New Monitoring Technique Checks Thyroid Cancer Without Misery
...ollow with a dose ofradioactive iodine designed to destroy lingering cells. The bad news is thatsometimes not all the cells are caught and the subsequent yearly monitoring thatmust follow causes patient anxiety and physical illness. Current monitoringmethods also carry a slight risk of accelerating tumor gr......cases, wet AMD can be treated with lasersurgery to destroy the affected areas. A new line of research on macular degeneration was opened whenscientists found a fluorescent orange pigment that accumulates in retinalpigment epithelial cells, or RPE cells, that line the retina and support theeye's photo...UC Scientists Search For Alternatives For Methyl Bromide
...ral Center near Parlier, has found a new way to destroy roots that, left undisturbed, can live underground for as many as eight years. Farmers can chop off trees or vines above the soil line, paint an herbicide on the cut trunk, then wait one year before planting. "You do lose an entire growing s...AHA Issues Scientific Statement On Infective Endocarditis
...sease is not detected, the infection can gradually destroy theheart lining or heart valves. Also, clumps of the bacteria can break off andtravel through the blood vessels to other organs, including the brain. This cancause serious injury to these organs or even death. About 20,000-30,000 people develop IE,...Sunscreen Ingredient Causes DNA Damage In Light
...fsimilar damage occurs within skin cells, it could destroy them or possiblyinitiatechanges leading to skin cancer. The research is presented in the web edition of the peer-reviewed journalChemical Research in Toxicology, which is published by the American ChemicalSociety, the world's largest scientific socie...Study Affirms Value Of Non-Surgical Treatment For Arrhythmia
...y-- similar to microwave heat -- is transmitted to destroy the small area ofheart tissue containing the pathway, ending the electrical misfirings thatcaused the arrhythmia. Calkins estimates that more than 15,000 catheterablations are performed nationwide each year. About one in every 100 people has...Duke Geologist Decries Using Engineering Models To Predict Natural Phenomena
... --especially seawall construction -- can actually destroy a beach. While he acknowledges that beach nourishment projects can work for awhile, he contends that their predicted lifetimes are often wildly optimistic,forcing beachfront communities to find the money for yet more replacement sand.......mour necrosis factor (TNF), a proteinthat helps to destroy diseased cells by triggering the cell's self-destr...8, which work on the immune system's front line to destroy invading or infectedcells. When exposed to TNF, 26 per cent of the CD8 cells from young subj...