JCI table of contents: December 2005
...eagues from Penn State use mouse models to examine sterilizing immunity to B. pertussis. The authors propose that pertussis toxin (PTx), which is expressed by B. pertussis and inhibits specific G protein pathways, delays antibody-mediated clearance of B. pertussis by inhibiting recruitment of neutrophils to the ...Pall Corporation presents approach for speeding vaccine production to Shanghai conference
...lso incorporates the use of disposable prefilters, sterilizing grade capsules and final filters to provide exponential time, cost and labor savings. He framed Pall's total process management approach in the context of cGMP Annex 13, effective May 2004 in Europe, which specifies additional constraints for the man...Leading lampreys to slaughter: Pheromone for scourge of Great Lakes identified
... replace the poison by luring lamprey to traps and sterilizing the males, the researchers said. Using the pheromone would be environmentally friendly and less expensive. "The GLFC has the goal of controlling lamprey with a new and better technique by 2010. This could be it," said Peter Sorensen, a professor of ...Bone marrow may be source of new egg-cell generation in adult mammals
...olving pre-treatment with what were expected to be sterilizing doses of chemotherapy or radiation. The mouse studies in the current Cell paper did not examine whether the oocytes that appeared after transplants of blood or marrow could produce offspring, something the team is currently investigating. The resea...