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updated: Sat Jul 19, 2008 01:45 am

Microbiology News

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Ekaterina Helwein To Be Honoured At American Society For Microbiology Conference

The 2008 American Society for Microbiology ICAAC Young Investigator Award will be presented to Ekaterina Heldwein, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University, ...

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Fri Jul 18, 2008

Crofsblogs.typepad.com

Bangladesh: Scientist invents quick H5N1 detector

Via The Daily Star : BAU teacher invents easy device to detect bird flu . Excerpt: A scientist at Bangladesh Agricultural University has developed a cheap and easy device for detection of avian influenza .

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Inventions, Science / Technology, Biology, Bangladesh, World News, Asia, Medicine, Influenza, Health, Bird Flu

Thu Jul 17, 2008

EMaxHealth

HPA Contributes To Vital Infection Research

The Health Protection Agency is a contributor to two research consortia who have been granted a total of Euro 9million by the UK Clinical Research Collaboration to carry out crucial research into microbiology ...

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Wed Jul 16, 2008

Scientific Blogging

Hydrogen Bioreactor Makes Food For Energy

Submitted by News Account on 16 July 2008 - 5:00am. Energy Hydrogen has three times more potential energy by weight than petrol, making it the highest energy-content fuel available.

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Scientific Blogging

Danish Researchers Hack The Immune System's Key Codes

Submitted by News Account on 10 July 2008 - 12:00am. Microbiology A group of researchers at the Technical University of Denmark and the University of Copenhagen have developed models of neural networks that ...

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Related Topix: Biology, Science

Tue Jul 15, 2008

The Northern Scot

Nigerian students fuel waste plan

FOOD waste could fuel a Moray processing plant and help cut down on landfill. Speyfruit Ltd is developing plans to set up a biodigester to gobble up the 25 tonnes of food peelings currently being dumped every ...

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Related Topix: Biology, Science

Mon Jul 14, 2008

ScienceBlogs

Widespread Spread Cephalosporin Misuse in Agriculture Stopped... [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, Life, Beef, Food, Meat, Agriculture, Food Science, E. Coli, Health, Food and Drug Administration

Sun Jul 13, 2008

BBC

Seaweed's potential to fuel cars

A Dundee University scientist is promoting the idea of using seaweed and other algae to run cars on.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science, Agriculture

Sat Jul 12, 2008

BMC Infectious Diseases

Survey of childhood empyema in Asia: Implications for detecting the...

Parapneumonic empyema continues to be a disease of significant morbidity and mortality among children despite recent advances in medical management.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Lincoln Daily News

ALMH lab adopts automated process

T he Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital laboratory has welcomed new microbiology equipment that converts traditional bacterial identification and antibiotic sensitivity testing into an automated process.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Science Daily

Can Microorganisms Be A Solution To The World's Energy Problems?

Now, this ability of microorganisms to grow from an almost infinite variety of food sources may play a significant role in bailing out society from its current energy crisis, according to the Biodesign ...

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Alternative Energy, Biology, E. Coli, Health

Wed Jul 09, 2008

Seattle Times

Downtown falcon chicks' deaths linked to bacteria

A bacterial infection killed the baby peregrine falcons that hatched atop the Washington Mutual Tower in downtown Seattle during the spring.

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Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, Washington Mutual, Seattle Metro, Biology, Science

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Science Daily

Rare Microorganism That Produces Hydrogen May Be Key To Tomorrow's Hydrogen Economy

Scientists from across the world have formed a team to unlock the process refined by a billions-year old archaea.

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Related Topix: Bioinformatics, Science, California, Biology

ScienceBlogs

Appointees to Bush's Office of Faith-Based Initiatives: Anti-Semitic...

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, US News

Mon Jul 07, 2008

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

'Under the radar'

Perhaps their size makes them easy to ignore until it's too late. But state and federal governments are being urged to move to stamp out antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs' before they overwhelm Australia's ...

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Related Topix: Flesh Eating Bacteria, Health, Biology, Science, MRSA

Sun Jul 06, 2008

MediLexicon

Fighting The Plague With Pathogens That Mimic The Infection

Main Category: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Also Included In: Allergy Bacteria that cause pneumonic plague can evade our first-line defences, making it difficult for the body to fight infection.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science, Health

Medical News Today

Potential Treatment For TB Solves Puzzle

Main Category: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Also Included In: Respiratory / Asthma ; MRSA / Drug Resistance ; Genetics Article Date: 06 Jul 2008 - 7:00 PDT Scientists have uncovered a new target for ...

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Related Topix: Biology, Science, Health

EurekAlert!

Fungi the cause of many outbreaks of disease but mostly ignored

Fungi can cause a number of life-threatening diseases but they also are becoming increasingly useful to science and manufacturing every year.

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Related Topix: Science, Ecology, Biology, Agriculture

Sat Jul 05, 2008

WisInfo

Region's beaches at the mercy of weather

Beaches in Northeastern Wisconsin are healthy enough to be open, but the weather could change that.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science, Appleton Metro, Oshkosh, WI, Door County, WI

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Huliq.com

Potential treatment for tuberculosis solves puzzle

Scientists have uncovered a new target for the potential treatment of TB, finally resolving a long-running debate about how the bacterial cell wall is built.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science

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