Cancer vaccine based on pathogenic listeria bacteria shows promise targeting metastases
...cientists, knocked them out. The modified bacteria ignite a full-blown "innate" immune response in the vaccinated mice, but with a thousand-fold less toxicity than the wild bacteria. Cerus then took the genetically engineered listeria and inserted cancer antigens, again using a technique developed by Portno...Gene with key role in replicating pox viruses also halts inflammation
... of NF-kB, therefore inhibiting NF-kB's ability to ignite immune responses. Since the 1980s it was known that K1L was necessary for vaccinia virus replication. The additional function of K1L, as determined in the new study, suggests that poxviruses may need to turn NF-kB on and off at crucial times to regu...Belmonte Science Center trains high school teachers in latest scientific methods
...est scientific methods available. As teachers can ignite interest for science in young people, this is one way for them to transfer this knowledge. Students after all, are the ones from which up-and coming scientists will be recruited." The workshop is financed by the European Commission as part of the in...Kids' gardens grow interest in science, nutrition
...test for science. "The role of the JMG program to ignite a passion for learning can be a significant tool for schools to use to meet these new demands," Whittlesey said. JMG is a gardening program that began through Extension's Texas 4-H program in 1999. It since has spread to all 50 states and Washington...A global 'catastrophe' -- coal fires threaten environment, human health
...res have caused many coal fires, which in turn can ignite more forest fires, according to Alfred Whitehouse of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Coal Fire Project. Whitehouse and his colleagues have put out a number of fires in Indonesia thus far, but he estimates that many more are still burning...High-density storage of nuclear waste heightens terrorism risks
...ctivity. Without cooling, the rods would burst and ignite the zirconium alloy sheaths in which they are encased. The water-filled cooling tanks were originally designed to keep only about 100 metric tons of the hottest rods, while the cooler ones would be moved to a nuclear fuel recycling plant, which was n...Destination discovery: Unleashing your research potential
...niversity-industry-community partnerships that can ignite the process of discovery in New York. Faculty from across the SUNY system as well as regional private schools are invited to attend. For details visit http://research.binghamton.edu/symposium ....Burning now an option to clean up ocean oil spills previously thought incombustible
...hed a certain preset value, an attempt was made to ignite the emulsion. Upon failure to cause ignition, the...ieved and the minimum critical heat flux needed to ignite the sample was determined. Kulkarni says that, in actual open water conditions, an external heat fl...