Experiment station researcher looking for missing links in corn
...igher moisture content and was more susceptible to fungal and insect infestations. "Those facts right there are not well received by farmers," Betran said. "Our challenge is to put together the protein quality with a competitive yield grain. We want it to be a value-added trait that perhaps has good appeal...Biologists ID defense mechanism of leading fungal pathogen
...ink in the armor of Candida, the most common human fungal pathogen, could be exploited with new drugs for bo...up is also interested in finding out whether other fungal pathogens like Aspergillus -- a more deadly species than Candida -- use the same NO defense. Gustin ...Virginia Bioinformatics Institute researcher advances fight against sudden oak death disease
...orum, also known as sudden oak death, is a serious fungal pathogen that has attacked and killed tens of thousands of California and Oregon oak trees. P. sojae, the sister pathogen to P. ramorum, causes serious damage to soybean crops and cost growers $1 billion worldwide last year. The sequences of P. sojae...Carnegie Mellon U biologists identify critical player in yeast ribosome assembly
...ould help scientists develop better drugs to fight fungal infections. "Our findings are the first to link the structure of a ribosomal protein to a critical step in the pathway to assembling a fully functional ribosome," explained John Woolford, professor of biological sciences at the Mellon College of Scie...Patent on beagle dogs cancelled
...s covered, among other things, "a canine model [of fungal lung infection]," and the various methods used to induce a fatal lung infection in the beagle dogs. The patent also indicated applying the methods to pigs, sheep, monkeys, or chimpanzees and, like many other patents on animals, appeared to be exclusi...Does antibiotic use contribute to allergies?
...induced long term alterations in the bacterial and fungal GI microflora." Noverr and colleagues treated mice with a short course of antibiotics for 5 days to weaken the naturally occurring bacteria in the GI tract before experimentally introducing the yeast Candida albicans. Increased growth of C. albican...Antibiotics alter GI tract microbes and increase lung sensitivity to allergens
...ion in the GI tract, the number of yeast and other fungal organisms increases. In previous studies, researc...says this suggests the intriguing possibility that fungal oxylipins in the GI tract prevent the development of regulatory T cells for swallowed allergens. In ...Computer model shows increased US threat from soybean rust
...cated computer modeling to track the spread of the fungal disease known as Asian soybean rust. In recent years, the aggressive form of the disease has moved from Asia to Africa and into parts of South America. It first showed up in Paraguay in 2001 and now is a problem for many of the major soybean-growing ...Indoor mold, building dampness linked to respiratory problems and require better prevention
...ealth problems that some people have attributed to fungal infestations of buildings. The little evidence that is available does not support an association, but because of the dearth of well-conducted studies and reliable data, the committee could not rule out the possibility. Studies on animals and cell c...Beagles win first round in fight for reprieve from patenting
...4 of the patent's claims cover "a canine model [of fungal lung infection]," and the remaining claims pertain to the various methods used to induce a fatal lung infection in the dogs. The patent also indicated applying the methods to pigs, sheep, monkeys, or chimpanzees and, like many other patents on animal...JGI decodes wood & toxic waste-degrading fungus genome
... Genomics Department. "It's the first of a trio of fungal genomes we'll be tackling that have their own uniq...tion for clarifying the genetics and physiology of fungal colonization of wood. "This information is key to improving bioprocesses such as biomechanical pulp...Melvin Weinstein wins 2004 BD Award for Research in Clinical Microbiology
...hods for the laboratory detection of bacterial and fungal infections in the blood. His publications on the clinical significance and appropriate interpretation of positive blood cultures are also classic, and invaluable, resources. He has made vital contributions to clinical decision-making in other areas o...Researchers developing radar technology to detect mold behind walls
...ous -- soaked in water and injected with non-toxic fungal spores. In one month's time, those spores germinated as the wallboard was kept in a high-humidity environment. Mold thrives in damp wallboard because of its paper-based encasing, DeJesus explained. Researchers then used the radar system to scan the ...Protein-centric drug development and functional glycomics enrich biopharmaceuticals pipeline
...d animals, besides the mammalian and microbial and fungal cell culture systems. Fungal cell lines pro...final therapeutic glycoprotein. Conversely, fungal cell lines such as engineered yeast expression systems for production of humanly glycosylated protei...'Knock out' rose receives Texas superstar and earthkind designation
...s proven to be almost resistant to black spot, the fungal disease that is the scourge of roses across much of the United States," said George. "It is also resistant to powdery mildew and aphids. It is cold-hardy throughout the state and will grow in a wide range of soils (even highly alkaline clays) and is ...Chestnut trees to spread across landscape again, says Purdue scientist
...sippi before it was driven to near-extinction by a fungal disease introduced about 100 years ago.Doug Jacobs... range. The species was nearly decimated by a fungal disease known as chestnut blight, which was inadvertently introduced in the United States on importe...Researchers show chronic sinusitis is immune disorder; antifungal medicine effective treatment
...swelling, results showed. "We showed in 1999 that fungal organisms were present in the mucus of 96 percent of patients who had surgery for chronic sinusitis, and that inflammatory cells were clumped around the fungi, which indicated to us that the condition was an immune disorder caused by fungus, " said S...Protease-inhibitor cocktail protects, increases anti-microbial action of promising new peptide
...own particular promise for treating drug-resistant fungal strains, Wei said. Only a few drugs are available to treat these infections, and some fungal organisms already are resistant, presenting a particular problem for patients with depressed immune ......the end of the Period and were instead replaced by fungal spores and fungal threads preserved in a four millimeter thick layer of coal. The layer coincides with fallout of irid...