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Yesterday | Nature Publishing Group

Identification of virus resistant tumor cell subpopulations in...

E-mail: tiborv@uic.edu Received 1 March 2009; Revised 1 June 2009; Accepted 11 July 2009; Published online 6 November 2009.

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL, University of Illinois Chicago, Immunology, Biology, Science

Thu Nov 05, 2009

The Victoria Star

Killing bacteria is good and bad

Washing your hands and using sanitizers is a good way to prevent infection by the H1N1 virus, but using chemicals is a double-edged sword because we are killing both the bad bacteria and the good bacteria, says a Fredericton microbiologist.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science

Wed Nov 04, 2009

The Age

World first as swine flu found in US cat

US vets say a household cat has tested positive for swine flu - the first known case in the world of the new pandemic strain spreading to the feline population.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Biology, Science, Iowa State University, Bird Flu

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Nature Publishing Group

Lack of Immunotoxicity After Regional Intravenous (RI) Delivery of...

Lack of Immunotoxicity After Regional Intravenous Delivery of rAAV to Nonhuman Primate Skeletal Muscle 1INSERM UMR 649, CHU de Nantes, Universit de Nantes, Facult de Mdecine, Nantes, France 3INSERM UMR 643, CHU de Nantes, Institut de Transplantation et de Recherche en Transplantation, Facult de Mdecine, Universit de Nantes, Nantes, France 4Service ...

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Related Topix: France, World News, Genetics, Biology, Science

Wcco.com

Good Question: Does Hand Sanitizer Kill H1N1?

Share + Nov 2, 2009 10:56 pm US/Central Hand sanitizer may be the hottest fashion accessory of 2009.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science, University of Minnesota

EurekAlert!

Common pain relievers may dilute power of flu shots

With flu vaccination season in full swing, research from the University of Rochester Medical Center cautions that use of many common pain killers - Advil, Tylenol, aspirin - at the time of injection may blunt the effect of the shot and have a negative effect on the immune system.

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Advil, Motrin, Nuprin, Ibuprofen (generic), Aspirin (generic), Bayer, Alka-Seltzer, Biology, Science, Immunology

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Physics Blog

Bacteria 'launch a shield' to resist attack

Bacteria that cause chronic lung infections can communicate with each other to form a deadly shield against the body's natural defenses.

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Related Topix: Biology

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Nature Publishing Group

DsAAV8-mediated expression of glucagon-like peptide-1 in pancreatic...

M J Riedel 1 , D F Gaddy 2 , A Asadi 1 , P D Robbins 2 and T J Kieffer 1 1Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Departments of Cellular & Physiological Sciences and Surgery, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of ...

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Related Topix: Canada, World News, Biology, Science, Pittsburgh Metro, Genetics, University of Pittsburgh

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Science Daily

Major Advance In Human Antibody Therapy Against Deadly Nipah Virus

Nipah and Hendra viruses are found in Pteropid fruit bats and are characterized by their recent emergence as agents capable of causing illness and death in domestic animals and humans.

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Related Topix: Charitable Organizations, Australia, World News, Biology, Science, Boston University

Calgary Sun

Ask an expert

Today's Question: "Is the H1N1 virus airborne? I've searched the Internet and get completely conflicting results." Answer from Dr.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Biology, Science

WSBT South Bend

Hand sanitizers found to be effective substitute for soap and water

NOTRE DAME, IN a * The microbiology class at Saint Mary's College found the sanitizers are a great substitute when soap and water are not available.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science, Saint Mary's College

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Nature Publishing Group

Extending the transposable payload limit of Sleeping Beauty (SB)...

Extending the transposable payload limit of Sleeping Beauty using the Herpes Simplex Virus / SB amplicon-vector platform 1Departments of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA 2Center for Neural Development and Disease, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, ...

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Related Topix: Rochester, NY, University of Rochester, Georgetown University, Immunology, Biology, Science

Wed Oct 28, 2009

MediLexicon

ASM Recommends Nasopharyngeal Flocked Swabs As The Specimen Of Choice ...

ASM Recommends Nasopharyngeal Flocked Swabs As The Specimen Of Choice For Influenza A Testing Preparing for this flu season, the American Society for Microbiology PSAB Committee on Laboratory Practices has recently published a new interim algorithm providing guidance to clinical laboratories responsible for testing patients with respiratory illness ...

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Biology, Science

Tue Oct 27, 2009

RxPG News

Tufts CTSI and Tufts University receive 4 NIH supplemental grant awards

Searching for Persistence of Infection in Lyme Disease is a highly innovative Bench-to- Bedside research project that could have an extraordinarily significant impact on the field of Lyme disease.

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Related Topix: Lyme Disease, Medicine, Health, Tufts University, Biology, Science

FindingDulcinea

Happy Birthday, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, the "Father of Microbiology"

The "Father of Microbiology," Anton van Leeuwenhoek was not a trained scientist, yet he made some of the most astounding scientific discoveries of his time.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science, Netherlands, World News

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Ottawa Citizen

Misinformation on vaccines is highly contagious

Canada's minister of health, Leona Aglukkaq, announced that the H1N1 flu vaccine has been approved, Friday, October 23, 2009.

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Related Topix: Immunology, Biology, Science

Fri Oct 23, 2009

EurekAlert!

Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology

A new study found genetic variations in mice affect their susceptibility to and severity of H5N1 avian influenza A virus infection suggesting that humans who contract the virus may be genetically predisposed.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science, Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN Metro

Thu Oct 22, 2009

ScienceBlogs

Rape Is a Pre-Existing Medical Condition [Mike the Mad Biologist]

Mad rantings about politics, evolution, and microbiology. Comment policy: say what you want, but back it up with an email address.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science, Marietta, GA

Today's Chemist At Work

Balancing Lab Security

CDC scientist Scott Smith manipulates a flask of cells used for experiments with live virus in a Biosafety Level 4 lab.

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Related Topix: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Biology, Science, Terrorism

Wed Oct 21, 2009

ScienceBlogs

That Tax Refund Sure Helped Stimulate the Economy... [Mike the Mad Biologist]

Mad rantings about politics, evolution, and microbiology. Comment policy: say what you want, but back it up with an email address.

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Related Topix: Tax, Biology, Science

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