Cattle Diet Implicated In Harmful Human E. Coli Infection As Reported In Science Magazine
...attle are natural candidates for investigating the spread of pathogenic E. coli . The bacteria inhabit cows' gastrointestinal tracts (as well asour own), and are present in cattle feces. Feces are often thought to be theculprit behind infected hamburger meat as well as produce, since it is virtuallyimpossib...New Study Highlights Hazards On Hormone Disrupting Chemicals
...s forthe study of substances which are still being spread to have priority, forinstance, brominated flameretardants. " Endocrine disrupting substances", report 4859...Multi Drug Resistant-TB: Russian Economic Collapse Will Lead To Global Spread Of "Ebola With Wings"
...upted, a patient can easilydevelop MDR-TB and then spread this potentially lethal form of TB to otherpeople. We are particularly concerned about the dire situation in Russian prisons, wheresystematic underfunding combined with epidemic-prone conditions already hasresulted in the generation of nearly 20,000 ...Birds Of A Feather: The Physics Of Flocks
...r to move in the right direction, this error would spread too, causingthe neighbors to fly slightly off cour... ferromagnets, by contrast, information and errors spread only by a slower,less efficient process known as diffusion: each atom stays fixed andinformation tr...Anti-Microbial Agent Kills Influenza Virus
...the virus. While all five formulations slowed the spread of the virus, BCTP wasthe most potent, reducing viral antigen levels by 99.6 percent. In Reuter's study, different liquids were inserted into the nasal passages offour groups of laboratory mice. Control mice in Group 1 were given ordinarysaltwater. ...New Anti-Microbial Agent Destroys Anthrax
...cut orinjury. If untreated, these skin infections spread systemically, producingsevere illness and death in 80 percent of the laboratory mice in the study. "When we washed the animal's skin lesions with BCTP, the wounds began to heal,"Baker said. Mice receiving BCTP either simultaneously with B. cereus sp...Team Solves X-ray Structure Of Powerful Enzyme
...ecked cell growth leading to cancer as well as the spread of cancerthroughout the body. The research represents a milestone in an on-going UW Medical School effort tofully understand the large family of enzymes known as phosphoinositide kinases.The enzymes are usually located on the cell membrane, where th...40 Percent Of Deaths Are Environmental
... and about 900 deaths each year. -- Dengue fever, spread by mosquitoes that breed in old tires and other water-holding junk in crowded urban environments, infects an additional 30 million to 60 million people each year. -- Less than 1 percent of 500 Chinese cities have clean air. Respiratory disease is t...NASA Using Space Incubator To Understand Breast Cancer
...ing of the factors important in the growth and the spread of tumors. "We have grown noncancerous human breast cells in the NASA Bioreactor," Richmond said. "Our observations suggest there is much to learn and value to be gained from the study of their tissue-equivalent growth." Culturing of primary ...Rural Residents' Cooperative Response To Water Crisis Now A Model
...nd increasedcarbon filtering. A cost-sharing plan spread the expense among the towns,farmers, and state and federal governments. Their plan worked. U. of I. researchers interviewed residents, farmers and officials ofVirden, a town centrally located within the watershed, finding a strongfeeling of solidar...Genetically Speaking, Race Doesn't Exist In Humans
...nces instead tells us that geneticlineages rapidly spread out to all of humanity, indicating that humanpopul...lds that humanity first evolved in Africa and then spread out of Africa intodifferent populations in Europe and Asia. Picture a candelabra, then imaginethree...USGS Issues Wildlife Health Alert: Associates Virus With Salamander Die-Offs
...o ultraviolet radiation due to ozone thinning; the spread of non-native predators; contamination from pesticides and other chemicals; and rising temperatures. Many biologists suspect that a combination of factors may be responsible....Veterinary Researchers Identify Accomplice Of Calf-Killing Parasite
...m, sporozoites, a life stage which followsoocysts, spread out throughout the body systems of the host, penetratingintestinal walls in some cases and central nervous system tissues in others. Humans are not believed to be susceptible to Neospora, Lindsay says,although experimentally infected primates...Genetic Code Of Chromosome Of Malaria Parasite Deciphered
...comeincreasingly difficult to treat because of the spread of drug resistance. Under the leadership of NIH Director Harold Varmus, M.D., NIH has fortified itscommitment to malaria research, with expanded efforts to study the genomes ofmalaria parasites, delineate mechanisms of drug resistance and develop a m...Duke Scientist Reports Advances In Gene Therapy For Heart Failure
...ene intoa living rabbit's heart and allowing it to spread throughout the coronaryarteries. Then they measure...a new surgicalmethod to ensure that the adenovirus spread throughout the heart. They injectedthe virus into the left ventricle of live rabbits while the aorta...Swedenvironment No. 3 Highlights
... as a pilot project in a campaign to highlight the spread of toxic substances. Factor 10: Sell The Function - Not The Product Improved eco-efficiency can be achieved if one sells the function (e.g. a warm house) rather than the product (e.g. oil or electricity). Several pilot studies on eco-efficiency by...New Phylloxera Strain Poses Threat Primarily To Grape Nurseries
...a around longdistances. The root form is commonly spread on infested vine roots, but we'renot quite sure ho...er believes the real danger is that the pest could spread through rootstocknurseries. Nurseries will have to spray several times per season to control thefol...A New Look At Margerine And Health
... margarine without trans fatty acidsthan a similar spread with trans fatty acids." Trans fatty acids are a minor class of fats found in small quantities in certainanimal products. They used to be present in moderate quantities in margarines.However, there has been an international trend to reduce levels of ...Study Of Raindrop Energy To Aid Fight Against Crop Diseases
... Whether a rain shower will spread these fungi is not asimple ... dislodge spores from an infected plant and spread them around," said Madden. "Two rain showers may deposit the ......as that live on rodents. But the bacteria can also spread directlyinto the lungs through infected droplets coughed out by sick people. Thispneumonic plague spreads faster and is more deadly than the bubonic form, andwas the main cause of the Black Death. Antibiotics can save someone with pneumonic plague if...