Worms know bad food when they smell it
..., toxic food source as they were to stick with the safer choice. In fact, when the choice was between E. coli and S. marcescens, they migrated towards the latter, despite the likelihood that this would result in a toxic infection. The worms that grew up exposed to a toxic variety of bacteria, however,...Targeted drug delivery achieved with nanoparticle-aptamer bioconjugates
... "smart therapeutics" that are more effective, yet safer than what is available today. As the initial step, researchers synthesised nanoparticles for controlled drug release made from a biocompatible and biodegradable PLA polymer system and encapsulated a fluorescently labeled model drug within them, in or...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2005
...o support development of more energy efficient and safer trucks of the future. The data will also be useful to the Department of Energy to support making future investments in energy efficiency technologies. The program is funded by DOE's Office of FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies. [Contact: Fred Strohl...Breakthrough technology from Pall increases platelet availability and safety
...ave assurance of access to more platelets that are safer than currently available whole blood derived platelets," says Roslyn Yomtovian, MD, Professor, Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio. There are approximately 2.1 million transfusions annually in ...Queen's contraception awareness program among world's top five
...nswers to submitted questions about contraception, safer sex practices, and sexual well-being. Created in response to the growing number of sexually transmitted infections among young people and the unacceptably high rate of unintended pregnancies in Canada, sexualityandu.ca is part of a Contraception Awar...Reconstructed 1918 flu virus providing insights for potential pandemics
...hers to alter the virus to have markers that allow safer handling and to eliminate pathogenic markers to enhance the safety of the vaccine. Custom building viruses for vaccines also facilitates greater quality control by reducing genetic variation in production. The technique also makes practical the idea ...VCU researchers design new receptor and enhance bioassay to advance drug discovery process
...tal drug compound. Assays are used to help develop safer drugs by evaluating properties of absorption, dist...ons have crucial importance for the development of safer and more efficient drugs." The assay described in this study allows researchers to assess the mechan...Scientists develop life-saving chrome
British scientists have developed a safer and more versatile alternative to chrome electropl...hat are potentially cancer-causing and says that a safer alternative is much needed. He told the conference, Novel Applications of Surface Modification, orga...Research on salmonella in the poultry industry may result in safer food for consumers
...pply chain in the poultry industry would result in safer food for consumers....Purdue scientists treat cancer with RNA nanotechnology
...dy obtained further results that could help create safer RNA nanoparticles. "Many studies have shown that therapeutic forms of RNA, such as siRNA or ribozymes, could be put together to kill cancer, but the main obstacle has been finding the delivery method that can bring them to specific cells simultaneous...University of Kentucky awarded $6 million for GDNF and related research
...nd administration techniques to make the therapy a safer and more viable alternative. The $6 million funding from NIH represents a vote of confidence for the UK Udall Center and its work to date on GDNF and related molecules. At the end of this five-year funding cycle UK researchers plan to be ready to mo...The Future of Chemical Plant Security one-day symposium, Monday, Aug. 29
... table. ( PRES 10 , Monday, Aug. 29, 8:45 a.m.) Do safer processes really eliminate the risk of chemical te...ocates have suggested that widespread use of these safer processes could be the ultimate means of securing the infrastructure of the chemical industry. While...Novel compounds show promise as safer, more potent insecticides
...broad-spectrum insecticides that show promise as a safer and more effective way to fight pest insects that ...risks and theres a growing effort underway to find safer replacements. Targeting the ryanodine receptor may offer a promising alternative, researchers say....Pall systems play key role in landmark NIH study on cord blood
...ted at a moment's notice, significantly easier and safer than traditional bone marrow donation. The results of the COBLT Study along with a recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report have further spurred the demand for cord blood stem cells. The study and the IOM report support new federal government init...VIB signs cooperation agreement for the development of a new, universal flu vaccine
...ore the production process will be more effective, safer and cheaper. Walter Fiers, co-inventor (UGent and VIB): 'The structure of M2e is almost identical in all known flu viruses that can be transmitted between people. We indicated that the M2e vaccine offers full protection to flu without side effe...JCI Table of contents August 1, 2005
... vectors and in situ gene transfer may represent a safer approachavoiding factors potentially linked to leukemogenesis." TITLE: In vivo correction of ZAP-70 immunodeficiency by intrathymic gene transfer AUTHOR CONTACT: Naomi Taylor Institut de Genetique Moleculaire de Montpellier, Montpellier, France ...Naturally occurring asbestos linked to lung cancer
...e you can do to reduce your personal exposure, the safer you will be." While the overall mesothelioma rate was about one case per 100,000 people per year in the California study, the rate varied markedly by gender and age. For white males, the rate was 2.29 cases per 100,000. For white females, it was 0.4...Identifying blood stem cells is a SLAM dunk
...ing stem cells in humans, the technique may enable safer transplants of stem cells, by improving purification of the stem cells prior to transplantation, said the scientists. Sean J. Morrison, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at the University of Michigan, led the research team, which publish...U-M scientists discover identifying markers for primitive blood-forming stem cells
... cells, potentially making bone marrow transplants safer and more effective," says Morrison, who adds that Kiel and Yilmaz have already started tests to look for them. Toshide Iwashita, M.D., Ph.D., a former research fellow in Morrison's laboratory and co-first author on the study, was responsible for the ......at will make the route of passage through turbines safer for fish," Cada said. "If we can accomplish that goal, hydropower will become a more acceptable form of clean renewable energy."...