Virginia Tech Researchers Receive Patent For Rapid Virus Detection Technology
...etection technology is based on the fact that many viruses causesusceptible cells to break open and release t...nt. "An advantage of the rapid virustest is that viruses are usually live longer in water samplesthan bacterial cells, thus presence of virus can indicate pr...Scientists Identify Retrovirus-Like Components In Corn Genome
...ate that some plants may be able to thwart certain viruses that are devastating to humans. Every living organism has a genome, the DNA in each cell's nucleus, which includes the active genes that determine the organism's characteristics. However, the genome also contains inactive pieces of DNA and other mate...Disease Resistance Mechanism Identified in Plants
... diverse pathogens -- includingbacteria, fungi and viruses -- by using very similar defense mechanisms. By understanding how a plant recognizes one pathogen, we should begin to understand how plants identify many different pathogens," Martin said. "This is the first demonstration that there is a loc...Mechanism For Disease Resistance Identified In Plants
... diverse pathogens -- includingbacteria, fungi and viruses -- by using very similar defense mechanisms. By understanding how a plant recognizes one pathogen, we should begin to understand how plants identify many different pathogens," Martin said. "This is the first demonstration that there is a loc...Researchers Find How Disease-resistant Plants Recognize Bacteria
...diverse pathogens -- including bacteria, fungi and viruses -- by using very similar defense mechanisms," he says. "By understanding how a plant recognizes one pathogen, we should begin to understand how plants identify many different pathogens." The discovery of this protein-protein interaction is reported i...Bigger Biology Tackled Through Keyboards
...lines, from the rapid genetic mutations of certain viruses to thelong-term impact of species extinctions on global ecological processes. Fortunately, a relatively new field of science known as computational biologyis coming of age, according to a review paper in the Jan. 17 issue of theweekly journal Scien......ure necessitating liver transplants. "Many viruses that affect humans -- hepatitis, influenza, herpes, HIV, polio and a host of others -- have evolved mechanisms to resist the effects of interferon, one of the body's first lines of defense against viruses," said Dr. Michael Gale, Jr., UW microbiology...New Vaccine Blocks Viral Entry In Cattle, May Have Implications For Human Vaccines
...e on the immune system? It fights off bacteria and viruses that invade our bodies. How about a new type of vaccine -- one that stops dangerous viruses from even entering the body? Geoffrey Letchworth, a virologist in the Department of Animal Health ...Stopping "Cellular Suicide" Could Boost Production In Biotech Labs
...ories thatproduceproteins, enzymes, antibodies and viruses to help patients withan array ofillnesses. Apoptosis prompts many of these microscopic workers toputphysiological "guns to their heads" after just a few days on thejob. Workingclosely with molecular biologists, Johns Hopkins Universityengineer Michae......nch of geneticengineering aimed at treating lethal viruses and drug-resistant bacteria, aswell as repairing genetic defects. In the past 15 years, physicians have noted a significant increase indrug-resistant bacteria, often requiring the use of more expensive antibioticsaccompanied by more negative ...Researchers Discover First Animal Strain Of Hepatitis E Virus
...rcell, M.D., chief of the hepatitis viruses section in NIAID’s Laboratory ... size="3" face="Arial">swine and human viruses also suggest that pigs might provide an alternative animal model for s...Pharmaceuticals Manufactured In Insect Larvae
.... Genetically engineered baculoviruses, which are viruses shaped like rods, attack the inside of the larvae, initiate a wholesale, metabolic change and kill the insect. "The baculovirus literally turns the insect to liquid," said Patrick R. Hughes, BTI researcher. "Right before the insect dies, we harvest ...Bowman Gray Scientists Find Novel Way To Block AIDS Virus
...sive cells, especially forT-cell line tropic HIV-1 viruses that are frequently isolated in late stages ofHIV-...fected individuals would be healthy, even if HIV-1 viruses stillreplicate in the individuals." He said that since genetically modified lymphocytes can...Photocatalytic Air Cleaning System Promises To Help Allergy Sufferers
... zapping odors and impurities caused by chemicals, viruses and bacteria. It soon will be available for home use, said Yogi Goswami, professor and director of the laboratory. "This technology will revolutionize our notions about the quality of indoor air," said Goswami. "With people spending more and ...Oral Vaccine Protects Infants From Severe Rotavirus Diarrhea
...ccine*** The vaccine consists of a mixture of four viruses (hence the name tetravalent orquadrivalent) that t...rted out, there was littleor nothing written about viruses that cause gastrointestinal diseases." Dr. Kapikian, newly trained in electron microscopy, used th...... agents known to affect birds, including bacteria, viruses or parasites, have been ruled out, and while microscopic evidence suggests that a neurotoxin may be the cause, tests for natural and man-made toxins that can cause this type of disease have so far been negative. Miller said that field investigations...Virologists Track New Influenza Threat
... to make people panic." Flu viruses commonly have changes in their surface proteins, called "drift," which makes flu viruses slightly different each year and requires new vaccinations. Of greater ...'Rolling Circles' Provide New Way to Amplify and Detect DNA
...or spontaneously falls off. "This is how some viruses replicate themselves," says Kool."We tapped metho...ng circles are 100 times smaller than the smallest viruses -- in fact, they can be even smaller than theDNA-copying enzymes themselves. In addition, Kool has ...UF Researchers Identify Virus That May Cause Epidemic Disease In Sea Turtles
...-A unique virus genetically related to humanherpes viruses could be linked to a serious tumor epidemic threat...rinary Medicine. "All of us may harbor allkinds of viruses in our body at any one time, and most of thoseviruses are harmless. So animals may harbor viruses in......and respiratory syncitial virus (RSV).All of these viruses are known to cause symptoms associated with colds...."Almost all cases of the common cold are caused by viruses and antibiotics do notwork on viral infections. The unnecessary and inappropriate use of antibiotics...