UC Irvine scientists to develop vaccine to combat bioterrorism threat from deadly bacteria
... , an organism that can be dispersed by an aerosol spray and used as an agent for biological terrorism. The research will be supported by a $5.8 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. B. pseudomallei , which is resistant to...Computer database being developed at Temple will allow for better inventory of chemicals
...tities of water re-actives in it, you dont want to spray water at the fire, because thats just going to make the situation worse, Rappaport adds. Thats why many times in these situations, emergency personnel wont enter a lab until they have a good idea what they are dealing with. Basically, this database...Rutgers-Newark scientist: Mosquitoes may carry lethal parasite
...ghtweight, long-sleeved shirts and long pants, and spray the DEET on the fabric instead. Taking garlic capsules, which cause the release of an odorless vapor through the pores that insects find unappetizing, also can be effective. Another approach involves coating exposed skin areas with a bath oil produc...'Weed from hell' found in Texas
...of brush control programs," she said. Before they spray a suspect infestation, producers should first send...wth is in the first flower stage actively growing, spray with a broadleaf herbicide such as Remedy. Use one quart per acre with labeled rates of nonionic sur...Tiny beetle wreaks havoc on Texas ornamental tree nurseries
...ulture, is the testing of a new preventative trunk spray at two nurseries. The other is a trapping survey to find out just how deeply the Asian ambrosia beetle is entrenched in East Texas. Ludwig designed the survey to monitor when the adults emerge from the trees and determine what other species of ambros...Pesticide exposure among agricultural workers varies by job task
...ors, often wear minimal clothing during the summer spray season (increasing their likelihood of skin exposure) and engage in hand-to-mouth behavior (increasing their likelihood of ingesting pesticides)."Children are not small adults," Thompson said. "With less-developed immune systems and adults, children ...Beetles could prove a hit with the aircraft industry
...e, that squirts its predators with a high-pressure spray of boiling liquid, could provide the key to significant improvements in aircraft engine design. The bombardier beetle's unique natural combustion technique is being studied to see if it can be copied for use in the aircraft industry. Scientists st...Newly found gene resistant to economically crippling wheat disease
.... Or you can freeze it at -80 C, thaw it, and then spray it with water - it will start growing." Leaf blotch doesn't kill plants, but it weakens them sufficiently to cause significant crop loss. Purdue scientists determined resistance to the fungus by observing whether the disease appeared on the leaves of...Brain cells seen recycling rapidly to speed communications
...cal impulses propel vesicles into the cell wall to spray the neurotransmitter into the synapse. Likened to soap bubbles merging, or bubbles bursting at the surface of boiling water, this process of membrane fusion (*RealPlayer format) may hold clues about what goes wrong in disorders of thinking, learning...Researchers developing 'sentinel plants' to warn of bioterrorism
...tle in one part of the field, it directs pesticide spray only to that area, while leaving the rest of the field untouched." Beyond the potential practical applications, the scientists are motivated by simple curiosity about how plants sense environmental stimuli. "The plant biology world is intensely inter...There's no business like snow business
...n atmospheric scientist. Anyone standing under the spray from a snow machine wouldn't call it snow either." Without special provisions, the water shot from snow guns would form a ground layer of ice that could turn slopes into vertical skating rinks. "Artificial ice nuclei, prepared from cultures of bacte...Carnegie Mellon University receives NASA award to develop probes to detect life on Mars
...ovides funds to develop an optical system that can spray these fluorescent dyes on a region of soil to detect life forms in the environment. This system is expected to be completed within several years. The Waggoner team is collaborating with researchers at Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute; the final l...Genetically modified crops in India produced greater yields, reduced pesticide use, new study finds
...y would still have to know that the proper time to spray would be when the bollworms are in a certain larval stage, a window of opportunity that lasts a mere two to three days." "Understanding how to use pesticides properly is difficult, but replacing the type of seed used is easy and thus more desirable,...Imaging apparatus characterizes drops in 'dirty' laboratory environments
...e, we need a longer combustion zone, or we need to spray finer drops," Scheeline said. The same kind of optical measurements and combustion research is relevant to designing cleaner-running automobile engines, studying combustion processes in rocket engines, and developing alternative means for solid waste...Vaccine prevents stroke in rats
... each year. In the study, researchers used a nasal spray to deliver a protein that, under normal circumstances, contributes to inflammation of the cells that line the inner walls of blood vessels. Exposing rats to this substance, called E-selectin, programs blood cells called lymphocytes to monitor the bl...UCSD researchers fabricate tiny 'smart dust' particles
...at a terrorist might dissolve in drinking water or spray into the atmosphere. The development, detailed in an advance online publication today of the October 1 issue of the journal Nature Materials, will likely have wider commercial use in research and medical laboratories--in performing rapid biochemical ...Natural-born killers enlisted to fight anthrax
...which normally reside in people's throats. Using a spray containing a phage enzyme specific for this bacter... the enzyme to prevent infections by using a nasal spray containing the enzyme to rid mice of populations of the bug behind the nose and throat ( http://www....Report focuses on the science and safety of genetically modified crops
...nd protein crystals, have been applied to crops in spray products since the 1940s. In 1987, researchers discovered that the insecticidal crystal protein (ICP) genes from Bt could be introduced into plants to produce pest-resistant crops. It is now estimated that 12 million hectares, or about 29,652,000 ac...Deer flies a biting problem? Oddly, 'trolling' may be just the ticket
...d with Tanglefoot, a commercially available sticky spray for insects. But the deer flies snubbed the silhouettes. Theorizing that three-dimensional shapes would work better because they had more surface area, the Mizells built a test platform on their truck hood that could troll seven different shapes at o...New witchweed-fighting method, presented by CIMMYT and Weizmann Institute scientist
...is technology the farmer does not have to purchase spray equipment and can continue interplanting legumes between the corn plants a common practice among smallholder African farmers....